not writing or contacting for a while;  neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.);  long silence
 affair;  state;  verdict;  sentence;  directions;  orders
 having nothing to do;  having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do);  being at a loose end;  being bored
 news (from someone);  word;  letter;  tidings;  contact
 going public (with a matter);  becoming public knowledge;  recourse to litigation;  taking (a matter) to court
 weeding out;  elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees);  culling;  selection (e.g. natural selection)
 a matter for the police;  a brush with the law
 (committing, resorting to) an act of violence
 crazy deed;  unbelievable deed;  the height of madness;  act of sheer madness
 having nothing to do;  having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do);  being at a loose end;  being bored
 crazy;  mad;  devoid of reason
 talk (of the town);  rumour;  rumor;  gossip
 not writing or contacting for a while;  neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.);  long silence
 bloodshed;  bloody event;  bloody violence
 matter for the court;  (ending up as a) lawsuit;  legal tussle;  court fight
 not writing or contacting for a while;  neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.);  failing to write (call, visit, etc.);  long silence
 talk (of the town);  rumour;  rumor;  gossip
 beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
 money talks;  money is the key that opens all doors;  money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
 cancellation;  abandonment
 not writing or contacting for a while;  neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.);  failing to write (call, visit, etc.);  long silence
 out of the question;  preposterous
 not writing or contacting for a while;  neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.);  long silence
 absurd;  unreasonable;  out of the question;  preposterous
 resorting (coming) to fisticuffs;  coming to blows;  settling with violence
 to shake;  to jolt;  to rock (cradle);  to swing
 not writing or contacting for a while;  neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.);  long silence
 stupidity;  absurdity;  presumption;  impertinence
 secret government business
 reorganizing an industry or enterprise and weeding out redundant workers;  readjustment and retrenchment
 sifting out;  weeding out;  selection;  sorting
 salted rice-bran paste for pickling;  mashed green soybeans
 money talks;  money is the key that opens all doors; (lit.) even the Buddha's verdict is (decided by) money