confront, face, present - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

go about, set about, approach - begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

tackle, undertake, take on - accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"