All terms in this list:

evasive: not straight foward

transition: a passage from one activity to another

customs: collecting duties or taxes on imported goods

ominous: threatening harm or evil.

sodden: thoroughly wet

fumigate: to use or gas to destroy pests

stupor: a state of mental dullnes, a daze

lethal: deadly

margin: an amount to spare

counter: to respond to another's action