- RESIST
- Stand firm against action
- Abstain from
- Fight off
- Withstand
- Slogan for some of those on the left, and, if read a different way, an explanation of this puzzle's theme
- Push back
- Fight back
- Put up a fight
- Stand firm against
- Withstand the lure of
- Just say no
- Put up a squawk
- Fight
- Hold off
- Stand up to
- Abstain reluctantly
- Fight temptation
- Stand firm
- Make a stand
- Oppose
- Hardly comply
- Balk at
- Buck
- Go kicking and screaming
- Fight against
- Defy
- Push back, in a way
- Don't go quietly
- Put up a fuss
- Stand fast against
- Confront
- Fight against, as temptation
- Refuse to comply
- Offer opposition.
- Be proof against.
- Fend off.
- Work against.
- Follow Shays
- Don't say yes
- I couldn't ___!
- Face down temptation
- Not succumb to
- Protester's cry
- Stave off
- Act in opposition to
- What married rockers have to do on road
- Rush "I can learn to ___ anything but temptation"
- Must do it to on-road temptation
- Stand up against
- Strive against
- Withstand temptation
- Say no!
- Stand up to somebody
- Withstand, as temptation
- Stand against
- Put up a struggle
- ___, insist, persist, enlist (Hillary slogan)
- Not yield to
- Hold out against
- Push back against
- Go against
- Emulate a dissident
- Balk at, as a pat-down?
- Don't succumb to
- Avoid being tempted
