binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to cross the line; to go too far
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to flare up; to burst into flames
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
soon; before long; in the near future
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
circulation (of the blood)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
crash; smash; crunch; bang
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
inattention; absent-mindedness
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
to affect; to impact; to influence
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge