superfluous	more than is needed
to yearn for sth	to miss or to have a desire for sth
spike of sth	a steep increase of sth
to hide any skeletons in the closure	to have some secrets
to intimidate	to frighten, to cause sb to behave unnaturally
enamored	attracted, bewildered
to thwart	to oppose/ to prevent, to frustrate
to churn out	to produce a lot of things of low quality
to outwit	to win or beat sb by being cleverer
to conjure sth up	to form a mental picture, to imagine
to get sb's dender up	to make sb angry, irritated
blithe	happy, carefree
to elucidate	to add sth to make it clear, to explain
a missive	a long, official letter
intrepid	brave, undonted
herein	in this document, text etc.
apparel	outfit, a set of clothes that one wears together
to keep sb at bay	not to allow sb to come closer
to issue	to bring out
to waive	to disregard
to vent	to cause to express feelings/ to let your feelings flow out
to enact	to introduce (a law)/ to stage (a play)
to howl	to make a long, loud cry
to pamper	to spoil
to strew	to lie about everywhere
to sprinkle	to shed small pieces of sth or drops of a liquid
to broaden	to become wider
to stagger	to lurch, to walk with difficulty
to totter	to walk with difficulty like if about to fall
to reel against sth	to move unsteadily
to stumble	to hit against sth and almost fall
to glide	to move smoothly, almost in the air
to nestle in	to make oneself comfortable when sitting
to tend	to care for sth/ to make sth grow, be beautiful