a loud cracking sound

staple

rules and regulations

to run swiftly, to gallop, go at full speed.

strong tea

excessive fop

imposing, impressive, effective, powerful, having the power

hen which does not lay eggs

name of a species of domestic fowl which is very black

(Lexical) thunder and lightning

imprisonment in cage

draw a blank, get nothing

extreme cold, thundered

thundered

to murmur, grumble, to cackle, cluck

children's game like hop, skip and jump

ill-tempered or babbler woman

a crash (as of anything breaking, or of a falling house, burst of thunder

thunders (of lighting)

crunchy

severe cold, very cold winter

successive sounds of crashes, crackling

pass days in extreme poverty, go without food, starve

extreme sunshine, severe heat of the sun

to starve