the act of stretching or straining

to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect

use of free time for enjoyment.

to return like for like, especially evil for evil.

a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation.

intended to entrap

sudden or unexpected; quick; stopping quickly

manner or style of expressing something in words; wording

of oridinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.

an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter.

perplexed and confused; very puzzled.

the act of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.

to become quiet; less active; or less violent; abate

perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought.