ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
one's assessment of the situation
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
big talk; boasting; bragging
according to plan; as planned; on target
either way; in any case; one way or another
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bribe; sweetener; douceur
personal combat; one-to-one fight
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
one's parents' generation
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)