to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
winner-takes-all (system)
return of something; repayment
to win and advance to the next round
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
loser; defeated person; the defeated
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
feeling; sense; impression
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
small number; few; minority
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
knowing; (an) acquaintance
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
rampancy; prevalence; domination
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
majority group (party, faction)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
minority group (party); minority
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
way (of doing); manner; method; means
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to get help; to enlist aid
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
struggle (for); scramble; contest
even more; still more; further
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
job application form; employee satisfaction
choosing between two things; two choices
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
after that; afterwards; thereafter