results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
at the last moment; this late in the game
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
dice; die; baton (of command)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
cold reception; inhospitality
to be muddy; to be slushy
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to walk in on; to tread upon
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
entrance; admission; entering
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
leadership skill; leadership ability
professional job; profession
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to bite off; to gnaw through
to give the stamp of approval
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
body and soul; mind and body
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong