1. Be very close or equal with someone, e.g. in a competition (NAN)
2. Used to convey that something will be done in an uncompromising or ruthless way. (TGAO)
3. Escape/be rescued from a difficult situation narrowly or by an unexpected intervention (SBTB)
4. Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course (MTG)
5. Put up a very strong challenge in a contest which someone else is expected to win (GSARFTM)
6. What is normal or expected in any given circumstances (PFTC)
7. Win easily or decisively (HD)
8. A tricky or awkward situation (SW)
9. Do or achieve something before someone else is able to (BSTTP)
10. Give up, abandon a struggle, admit defeat (TITT)
11. Someone or something that looks very similar to someone or something else (DR)
12. Announce that one is going to try to win a contest, e.g. an election (TOHITR)
13. Affect in a devastating way by unexpected news. Be dealt a severe blow (HFS)
14. Leave someone in a difficult position; thwart. (S)
15. Used to say that someone who has died lived a long life (HAGI)
16. Report someone to the authorities about illegal/immoral things that they may have done (BTWOS)
17. To make a powerful impression on someone; astound someone (BSO)
18. To be very deeply and soundly asleep (OFTC)
19. To have a very narrow victory (WBAN)
20. Someone that gets drunk very easily after only a little alcohol (L)
21. Be the lead candidate for a position. Be favourite to win, e.g. an election (FR)
22. Do something without anyone else telling you or asking you to do it (OOOB)
23. Puzzled. Baffled. (S)
24. Accept misfortune courageously/stoically. Accept unpleasant events without complaining (TIOTC)
25. Said when a remark is insulting and unfair. Unjustly targeted at one's weakness/vulnerability (BTB)
26. The last part of an activity or campaign (HS)
27. Not up to the required standard; unsatisfactory (NUTS)
28. Used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute (DTTW)
