consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(turned out) all right in the end
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to beat to death; to kill
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
chief (of police); head (of office)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound