Our rival company managed to steal a ______ on us by bringing out their software ahead of ours.

Everyone else was in jeans and T-shirts and I had my office clothes on – I stuck out like a sore ______.

Getting some work experience now will stand you in good _____ when you apply for a permanent job.

He's annoying to argue with because he keeps shifting his ______.

The new evidence sets the ______ for a long and interesting trial.

You were sailing a little close to the ______ there when you made those remarks about his wife.

Three days later, the hikers were found safe and ______.

The doctor's advice is to let the fever run its ______. 

There's a lot of work to do, so roll up your ______ and get busy.

I'll have to put my ______ to the wheel to get this job done.

There's something odd about him, but I can't quite put my ______ on it.

Raising taxes now would put the ______ on economic recovery.

His lawyer put him in the ______ about what had happened since his arrest.

He wasn't pulling his ______, so he had to go.

I want to know who's pulling the ______ around here.

Politicians tend to pay lip ______ to environmental issues without actually doing anything about them.

Last year's spending ______ into insignificance when compared with the proposed building renovations.

I  was out of my ______ in the advanced class, so I moved to the intermediate class.

I think our marriage is on the ______ because of financial difficulties.

We do not believe on the ______ of it that there has been illegal activity by the banks.

The company put the project on the back ______.

Off the top of my ______, I'd say we have about 200 members.

We had an argument last night and now we're not on ______ terms.

What you say is true, but you've missed the ______ of my argument.

I decided not to go to college but watching all my friends go off made me feel like I'd missed the ______.

Stop worrying! You're making a(n) ______ out of a molehill.

I can't believe Stuart did that - he must be losing the ______.

I'm worried that we're losing ______ of our original objectives.

Years of war have left their ______ on these pretty islands.

A new computer simulator teaches drivers how to handle a skid before they end up learning the ______ way.

I advised her to keep a low ______ for the next few days.

I found myself in the firing ______ for my offensive remarks.

We'd better pack the car and hit the ______ before it gets dark.

He has a good ______ for numbers so he always gets top grades at school.

I would give my right ______ to meet that pretty girl and ask her out.

The council has given the ______ light to the new shopping center.

I could see that Laura was in a bad mood, so I gave her a ______ berth.

Thanks for your comments - they have given us plenty of _____ for thought.

The deal with the house fell through so I'm afraid we're back to ______ one.

I'm going to give that mechanic a ______ of my mind if the car's not fixed this time.