torture to death; torment to death
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
superior; superiors; senior
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
hoarse voice; husky voice
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
eight (long cylindrical things)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
(how) many times; (how) often
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
possible; probable; likely
throw; throwing; throwing event
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
sea of blood; pool of blood