reluct (?.)
- antagonize
- arise
- battle
- beat against
- beat up against
- breast the wave
- buck
- buffet
- buffet the waves
- challenge
- close with
- combat
- compete with
- complain
- complain loudly
- confront
- contend against
- contend with
- contest
- dispute
- dissent
- face down
- face out
- face up to
- fight
- fight against
- front
- grapple with
- insurge
- insurrect
- join battle with
- kick against
- labor against
- make a stand
- meet head-on
- militate against
- mount the barricades
- mutineer
- mutiny
- nauseate
- object
- offer resistance
- oppose
- overthrow
- protest
- rebel
- recalcitrate
- reluctate
- remonstrate
- repel
- repulse
- revolt
- revolute
- revolution
- revolutionize
- riot
- rise
- rise up
- rival
- run riot
- show fight
- sicken
- stand
- stand at bay
- stand up against
- stand up to
- stem the tide
- strike
- strive against
- struggle against
- subvert
- take on
- vie with
- withstand