some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
baton (of command); order; command; direction
the right person in the right place
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
thought; consideration; thinking
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
individual; private person; personal; private
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
honor; honour; credit; prestige
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
same; similar; (just) like; equal
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once