to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
at a loss for words; stumped for words
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
companion; partner; spouse
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
end of life; death; annihilation
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
remote control; remote operation
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
station; office; guardroom
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
young girl; lass; adolescent female
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor