to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to keep away; to keep at a distance
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
by sheer strength; by brute force
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
go that far; to that extent
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to flare up; to burst into flames
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer