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(adj.) Pierced with a hole or holes.
perforated
(adj.) Forbidding or uninviting.
grim
(v.) Destroy utterly; wipe out.
obliterate
(v.) Swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly.
(n.) An act or gulping food or drink.
gulp
(v.) Use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something.
wheedle
(adj.) 1. Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
2. Relating to perception or understanding.
apprehensive
(n.) The middle of the day; noon.
midday
(adv.) 1. In a way that shows pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune.
sympathetically
(v.) (of a person) Tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.
(n.) An act of shuddering.
shudder
(adj.) Deeply upset and agitated.
distraught
(v.) 1. Look at something or someone with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.
squinting
(v.) (of something wet or greasy) Shine; glitter.
(n.) A sparkling light reflected from something wet.
glisten
(n.) Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action.
(v.) Bring shame or discredit someone or something.
disgrace
(v.) Make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow.
beckoning
(v.) (with reference to the fingers or hand) Close into a tight ball, especially when feeling extreme anger.
(n.) A contraction or tightening of part of the body.
clench
(v.) (of a person or part of the body) Shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.
tremble
(adj.) Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.
obligatory
(adj.) (especially of a principle, place, or routine) Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
sacrosanct
(adj.) 1. (of a feeling or atmosphere) So intense as to seem almost tangible.
2. Able to be touched or felt.
palpable
(n.) An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense.
transgression