fight *****
oppose ***
fight back *
fight down
defend ***

But now the central why was too close to the surface; he couldn't fight it down any longer.

She fought down the mental image that he had been out with a woman.

I fought down the feeling, though, and tried to speak steadily.

But the idea still persisted, although I tried to fight it down.

When both teams are fighting down to the end, it's a matter of who is more focused.

She took a long time to fight down her instinct that they were all separate people.

She walked away, her head held high, and fought down the tears.

There were times when he had to fight down the terror that filled him.

He tried to fight down the feeling that their situation wasn't very promising.

In an effort to fight down my agitation I tried to figure out, if possible, what had really happened.