surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
declaration; proclamation; announcement
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
but; however; provided that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
2nd day of the month; two days
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
war; battle; match; game; competition
deciding match; play-off; runoff
decision of a contest; finals
in the morning; during the morning
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
dozens; scores of; decades
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances