to curdle one's blood	to fill with horror, to give a fright
dullard	a person who thinks slowly
to harness	to make use of
amicable	friendly
amicability	an instance of being friendly
feud	a quarrel that takes long and is never forgotten
woeful	sad, regretful
woefully	sadly, regrettably
acrimony	bitterness
acrimonious	bitter
to put downers on	to constraint, to impede
conciliation	an instance of reaching an agreement
apparition	a ghost
painstakingly	taking care of every detail, very carefully
unfathomed	not known fully
uncanny	not natural, extraordinary