control; management (e.g. of a business)
private funds; own funds; private property
disadvantageous; long (odds)
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
nightlife districts; drinking districts
secret; private; surreptitious
(not) merely; (not) simply
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to be hot on a person's heels
final; eventual; ultimate
entreaty; supplication; petition
return of something; repayment
property; fortune; assets
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to get one's head around; to think about
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
unmarried; not yet married
to have a rumor circulating
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
transfer; assignment; conveyance
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
government official; clerk
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down