(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
contrabassoon; double bassoon
hereabouts; around there; that area
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
throat; vital passage; key position
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
full length; total length; overall length
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!