His expression became awed, almost reverent. I can't adequately describe the struggle; it took Carlisle two centuries of torturous effort to perfect his self-control.
World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday as the month-long football showpiece finally got under way after a torturous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field controversies.
In Africa and India, most describe them as voices of family members or spirits, but most Americans say that they hear violent, torturous, and hateful yelling from strangers.
The Shanghai Composite, a benchmark stock index, is down by about 5% compared with a year ago, when the memory of Shanghai's torturous lockdown was still fresh.