encounter

[1]	meet , come upon , run into/across , happen upon , chance upon , hit upon , light upon , stumble upon , (Colloq) bump into
[2]	face , experience , meet with , contend with , be faced with , come into contact with , wrestle with
[3]	come into conflict with , contend with , assail , cross swords (with) , grapple with , engage , joust with , do battle with , confront , clash with , join , meet
[4]	run into , run across , come across , see
[5]	find , happen , chance , bump
[6]	run into
[7]	receive
[8]	play , take on

[1]	brush , clash , skirmish
[2]	meeting
[3]	coming upon
[4]	confrontation , meeting , showdown , face-off
[5]	confrontation , brush , quarrel , disagreement , dispute , altercation , engagement , action , battle , fight , clash , conflict , skirmish , contest , competition , duel , contention , struggle , war , (Colloq) dust-up , scrap , run-in , set-to