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
Lula	LOO-lə	English
Muhsina	-	Arabic
Jim	JIM	English
Baltassar	-	Biblical Latin
FechÍN	FE-kheen	Irish
Melitta	me-LI-tah (German)	Ancient Greek, German