peril

n peril [peril]
great danger You are in great peril; The explorers knew they would face many perils.
adj perilous
very dangerous a perilous journey.
n perilousness
adv perilously
dangerously He came perilously close to death.

hew
v hew [hju]
1 to cut with an axe, sword etc He hewed down the tree.
2 to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc He hewed a path through the forest.

cult
n cult [kalt]
a particular system of (religious) belief or worship a strange new religious cult; Physical fitness has
become a cult with him.

outlast
verb outlive, survive, live after, outstay, live on after, endure beyond, outwear, remain alive after Naturally
dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms.

usher
n usher [a ]
a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc.
v
to lead, escort The waiter ushered him to a table.

cling
v cling [kli]
(usually withto) to stick (to); to grip tightly The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he
said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.

brusque
adj brusque [brusk, (American ) brask]
blunt and abrupt in manner a brusque reply.
adv brusquely
n brusqueness
conglomerate
noun corporation, multinational, corporate
body, business, association, consortium, aggregate, agglomerate Fiat is Italy's largest industrial
conglomerate.

rancor - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

bitterness, rancour, resentment, gall
ill will, enmity, hostility - the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
heartburning - intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"
huffishness, sulkiness - a feeling of sulky resentment
grievance, grudge, score - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a
score"
enviousness, envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by
another

mar (mr)
tr.v. marred, marring, mars
1. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.
2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.
n.
A disfiguring mark; a blemish.
marred - blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti"
scarred
blemished - marred by imperfections

amid
prep amid, amidst [ mid(st)]
in the middle of; among Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the
shadows.

dtente
noun co-operation, unity, collaboration, teamwork, give-and-take, combined effort, esprit de corps their
desire to pursue a policy of dtente

folksy (f k s )
adj. folksier, folksiest Informal
1. Simple and unpretentious in behavior.
2. Characterized by informality and affability: a friendly, folksy town.
3. Modest; low-key: folksy humor; a folksy style that masked a keen business mind.