tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)

drum

gray (color), an ashen color / sad, pessimistic, gloomy / arousing doubt or suspicion of dishonesty or criminal activity

to rule, to control, to command / to direct, to manage, to govern / to dominate

abolishment

abolish

(combining form) a shōchū-based highball

allotment, distribution of points

to allot points

appearance, sign, hint, air, promise, shadow or presence / the state, feeling, or sentiment of a market