fried or roasted

sister

(of wind) blow

excuse, pretext, pretence, feint, plea, shift, subterfuge, evasion

to make or cause to flow, to pour forth or out

appreciate, please, be agreeable

the jingle of a stringed instrument

Buzzing

sisters

mild, dim, soft, faint (smell)

soft, faint (colour)

claim, litigate

to get into a whirl

parched, roasted

(endearing and familiar form of address) sister

twist

to be fried, roasted, grilled, parched

act of frying or parching something

to roast, broil, fry, parch, scorch, burn

first sale of the day

carter (of cotton)

first sale for ready money in the morning (considered as a good omen)

brother-in-law, sister's husband

do something unreasonable

be extremely poor, have nothing to eat