take on
Agree to tackle
Take on means to accept or assume responsibility for something: She took on the project despite her busy schedule.
It extends to hiring: We're taking on new staff.
To take on an opponent is to challenge or fight them: He's willing to take on anyone.
Take on also means to acquire a quality: His voice took on an edge.
In British usage, to take on can mean to become upset: Don't take on so.
Engage for work
- recruitNew member sought
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- onboardParticipating and supportive
- applicantOne who formally requests
interview · resume · vacancy · position · job · workforce · talent · contract
Face squarely, address directly
- faceHead's anterior surface
- opposeAct against something
- rivalOne who competes against
- competitorOne striving against others
contest · dare · defy · provoke · square off · stand up to · match up · underdog
Physical or verbal conflict
- battleArmed military engagement
- engageActively participate or connect
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- opponentOne who contends against
enemy · attack · warfare · conflict · duel · confrontation · skirmish · assault
State of being answerable
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- dutyRequired moral task
- loadCarried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
onus · liability · encumbrance · strain · pressure · stress · hardship · yoke
Accept without verification
- supposeAccept as true tentatively
- inferDerive by reasoning
- deduceReach by reasoning
- surmiseGuess from incomplete information
conjecture · hypothesize · postulate · speculate · theorize · believe · expect · anticipate
employ
Engage for work
applicant · interview · resume · vacancy · position · job · workforce · talent · contract · payroll
confront
Face squarely, address directly
competitor · contest · dare · defy · provoke · square off · stand up to · match up · underdog · showdown
fight
Physical or verbal conflict
- battleArmed military engagement
- engageActively participate or connect
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
opponent · enemy · attack · warfare · conflict · duel · confrontation · skirmish · assault · offensive
responsibility
State of being answerable
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- dutyRequired moral task
- loadCarried weight or burden
weight · onus · liability · encumbrance · strain · pressure · stress · hardship · yoke · albatross
presume
Accept without verification
surmise · conjecture · hypothesize · postulate · speculate · theorize · believe · expect · anticipate · imagine
adoption
Legal family formation
- fosterEncourage development of
- parentingNurturing and guiding children
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
custody · ward · orphanage · surrogate · caregiver · nurture · family · home · child · legal
- dealing with problemsface, tackle, handle, manage, address
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn off, wait for
- opposeoppose, resist, defy, reject, refuse
- responsibility verbsmanage, handle, oversee, supervise, lead
- get startedget going, get moving, dig in, dive in, jump in
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute