when the cat's away the mice will play
exclusory
check and balance
take responsibility
hold the fort
avertible
evitable
avoidable
avertable
rank
lieutenant
deputy
colonize
subdue
subordinate
vested interest
subdelegate
opportunistic
facultative
resistant
honor system
bucket
controllable
one up
take off
skulk
the organ grinder, not the monkey
self-regulation
mediate
boss around
have the drop on
subaltern
domination
nonsubordinate
go over someone's head
emburden
hold the cards
powers that be
with one hand tied behind one's back
parachute
have nothing on someone
lunatics have taken over the asylum
unsubordinate
discerptibility
have someone on toast
make the best of
unmeritocratic
opposite number
fainaigue
accountable