The Tsarnaev Family, Whose 2 Sons were Boston Bombers

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Alan Cullison, A Family Terror. A decade ago, a Wall Street Journal reporter happened to befriend the Tsarnaevs. The story of his surprise--and the family's--when the sons emerged as suspects in the attack. Wall Street Journal, Dec 14, 2013.

(a) Excerpt in the windows of print:

In 2004, they already seemed like 'losers,' as their uncle told reporters after the attack.

Tamerlan saw silent, unseen forces working against him.
  
(b) Note:
(i) Tamerlan Tsarnaev (1986 –2013) was about seven older than his brother Dzhokhar "Jahar" (1993- ).
(ii) "tightening up my car with Anzor [father] became my escape from academic routine"
(A) original meaning:

tighten up: "to make something become tighter, firmer, or less easy to move  <Now tighten up the screws>"
dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/tighten-sth-up_1
(B) derivative meaning:

tighten up: "to become more strict or effective or to make (something) more strict or effective
▪ Security around the building has tightened up recently. ▪ They tightened up security around the building. ▪ We installed new machines to tighten up the assembly line"
Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary, undated.
www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/tighten