Funny word chain game

[celestialinter0]

1. Take the last letter of the word written by the OP as the first letter of your word.

2. You need to use your words to make sentences (sentences with at least 5 words).

3. The number of letters in the word is at least 4 (eat, yes, ok are not counted).

4. Words cannot be repeated, and must not be written by previous friends.

English--I read English article every night.

home--This is the finest home in this city.

early--He got up exceedingly early this morning.

And so on...

Alright, everyone! I'll put out the first word first, and everyone will take their place:

Today: How are you feeling today?

.........

Come on, please continue

[mytreechange]

GARBLED - She woke up in a huge sweaty panic after her nightmare of standing on stage in front of the whole school, only to find that the words in her carefully prepared speech came out completely garbled and unintelligible.

[countessalmirena]

DRY - Under the thin dry shimmer of summer’s rays burning down upon this stretch of rocky ground, where reddish rock formed a curiously menacing semicircle, the shallow lake enclosed within its embrace took on a delicate tinge of pink.

[mytreechange]

YARROW - She grew yarrow in her garden, both for the enjoyment of a sea of flowers, and the aid the herb gave to her digestion.

[countessalmirena]

WINK - Fred had suffered all his life from nictation, which caused his eyelid to twitch downwards in what appeared to be a salacious wink; this was especially distressing when in the company of women who might assume he was being lewd or suggestive when in truth he was a shy and unassuming man.

[mytreechange]

KOALA - The small area of bushland near the centre of town was known by the locals as the "koala crossing" due to the warning signs installed by the council.

[countessalmirena]

AMOEBA - Rob “Wobbly” Wilson sobbed and mumbled in court as he was sentenced to 18 months for drunken assault, causing the judge to tell him sternly, “You need to develop a little more resilience than an amoeba, Mr Wilson, otherwise you will continue to perceive yourself as a victim instead of curtailing your excessive drinking and violent behaviour when under the influence.”

[mytreechange]

AWASH - The visitors were unfamiliar with the tides near the remote Airbnb they had rented, and were aghast to find that their path back from the rocky outcrop they had walked to was now awash with the incoming tide, making their necessary return extremely hazardous.

[countessalmirena]

HUMP - The sun was a sharp whiteness blazing over the pale sands, and I put up a hand to shade my eyes as I shifted uncomfortably upon a disdainful camel whose hump made me regret I was not wearing a cushion strapped to my derrière.

[nicnacs_4u]

PRUNES - I asked my friend does she like prunes with icecream and her reply was you betcha!

[countessalmirena]

SAUNTER - All of the women gathering lavender from the fields could not forbear to watch the handsome young owner’s son saunter along the row of fragrant flowers, his eyes sparkling under his straw hat as he passed them.