penalty; sentence; punishment
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
imploring with tears in one's eyes
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
custom; practice; convention; precedent
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of