national costume; (in) native dress
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
cutting in line; queue jumping
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to be injured; to sustain a wound
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
that is to say; so that means
you; (arch.) your residence
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
root; source; origin; cause
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be hesitant; to feel timid
survival; remaining; being extant; being left