as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
audience; spectator; spectators
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
function; facility; faculty; feature
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
and; thereupon; because of that
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
both hands; both arms; ten
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered