That night, Amar told Karim that, at the morgue, he had sworn over his brother's body to take revenge.
Now in Kabul to help police with the investigation, he has told them of being marched uphill as he recited the Qur'an, praying to be spared, swearing over and over again he was a true Muslim.
Cara's character, Amy, is the sort of sweet, girl-next-door foil to Susan's Raquel, who swears, over-shares and flounders her way from one social situation to the next.
Some people swear that over-the-counter dietary supplements called glucosamine and chondroitin ease arthritis pain, reduce stiffness, and protect joints from further damage.
Some owners swear that over-the-counter products, such as Metamucil, can really help.
I've given numerous talks on the science of swearing over the years.
After a hate-filled public meeting at Yeshiva University in New York in 1962, Roth solemnly swore (over a pastrami sandwich) that he would "never write about Jews again".
In the kitchen, maestro Zilli and the chef at his restaurant Zilli Fish, Pasquale Amico, are swearing over a new and controversial recipe book.
The stark reality, however, is that in 21st-century Britain, where Christmas seems largely about swearing over the last trolley in Morrisons' car park, our festive culture has narrowed horribly.
