face-off

n. a confrontation. (From hockey.) The face-off continued for a few moments till both of them realized that there was no point in fighting.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Terrance	TER-ənts	English
Jarmila	-	Czech, Slovak
Maddox	['mædəks]
Mali	-	Thai
Greta	GRE-tah (German), GRET-ə (English)	Swedish, German, English
Clinton	KLIN-tən	English