Ceremoniously
formally
Suffocation
choke
Ramification
offshoot
Twig
branch
Audible
heard
Pivotal
critical
Spatter
peanuts
Sentinel
keeper
Presaging
presentiment
Ramrod
tough
Diminuendo
fading away
Apprise
catch up
Traverse
cover
Stockade
jail
Loophole
means of escape
Infantry
trained soldiers
Stonily
cold-blooded
Assassin
killer
Sluggish
slow or without energy