(having) life-and-death power (over)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
radiant smile; contented smile
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
inferior goods; faulty item
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
head over heels; headlong; head first
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
self-deprecating; self-mocking
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
mostly involve; principally involve
losing one's means of livelihood
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
liner; regularly scheduled ship
crew member; crewman; crew
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
looking depressed; long face
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
knob; handle; catch; patron
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings