Mockingjay - Reeking, Carrion, Scavengers and Blanketed

"But others, probably overcome with smoke, escaped the worst of the flames and now lie reeking in various states of decomposition, carrion for scavengers, blanketed by flies".

Reeking-As adjective:

To smoke, steam, or fume.

To be pervaded by something unpleasant.

To give off or become permeated with a strong unpleasant odor.

Carrion
          The decaying flesh of dead animals


Scavengers 
          An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse

Blanketed - As a verb
          Cover completely with a thick layer of something.

Mockingjay- Belch

"The fires at the coal mines belch black smoke in the distance"

To expel gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.

To erupt or explode.

To gush forth

Funny, but it does not apply in this context

Catching Fire - Rubbing salt in a wound

“Rubbing salt in a wound. For the first time I truly appreciate the expression, because the salt in the water makes the pain of my wounds so blinding (...)"

Rub salt into/in the wound

Similar to "Echarle sal a la herida". To make a difficult situation even worse for someone. 

Losing was bad enough, having to watch them receiving the trophy just rubbed salt into the wound

Rub:  apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion

Wound: an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken 

Brisk

One of the qualities of the person who posted this word... lively, vigorous, energetic, stimulating
In spanih, "Animosita", I liked this word.

An Iced tea brand.

Slipped

Coming soon ;)

Skidded

Outward

Coming soon ;)

Breadth

Coming soon ;)

Jam

Coming soon ;)

Hold-up

Coming soon ;)

Standstill

Hasty

Coming soon ;)

Crammed

Coming soon ;)

Sheer

Coming soon ;)

Heyday

Coming soon ;)

Reckon Up - Huddle - Cuddle

  

The probabilities, when reckoned up, certainly pointed to the last idea.


Reckoned up means to esteem, calculate or to consider something in number. A similar word is ponder, however this one does no refer specifically to numbers.


Either huddling himself back against the wall or crouching in one of the gorgeous stalls.

Huddling, from Huddle, means to put together and very close different things, or oneself, like crouching.

A very similar word is Cuddling, wich means the same, but for a couple. It's better to watch the picture to understand.

The hunger games I. Wander

"Cato isn't one to wait for his prey to wander by"

Prey:

An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
A person who is easily deceived or harmed. 

Wander:

Walk or move in a leisurely (unhurried or relaxed) or aimless way.

The hunger games I. Chew, sawdust

"Here, chew these"

Chew:

Bite and work food in the mouth with the teeht, especially to make it easier to swallow.


"You can still see small pieces of sawdust, smell fresh paint"

Sawdust:

Powdery particles of wood produced by sawing.

Sawing:

Ghost Stories - Hunch - Henpecked - Termagant

The muscles of his back and shoulders seemed to be hunched in a continual nervous contraction, as if he were expecting every moment to find himself in the clutch of an enemy.



Hunch: It has two main meanings: 
1. To bend, for example, the shoulders.

2. A strong intuitive feeling concerning especially a future event or result, something you think is going to happen, with no concrete arguments.


An unbearably henpecked husband

Henpeck: To dominate or harass (one's husband) with persistent complaining. It refers specfically to the wife that dominates and torments his husband.

A more formidable persecutor than a termagant wife

Termagant: It is synonym of tormenting or annoying, a henpecked husband has a termagant wife.

Ghost stories - Bishropic / Verger

It was the site of a Bishopric until the revolution...


Bishopric: It refers to a geographical area, which is affected or ruled by a bishop. A bishop is "an official in some Christian religions who is ranked higher than a priest and who is usually in charge of church matters in a specific geographical area". A bishop is also a piece in a chess game. 
The verger or sacristan was sent...

  

Verger: a church official who acts as caretaker and attendant, looking after the interior of a church and often the vestments and church furnishings

Ghost Stories - Decayed / Spurs

...is a decayed town on the spurs of the Pyrenees...

Decay: to decrease usually gradually in size, quantity, activity, or force (from Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

Spurs: The most used definition refers to an accesory used for riding horses:

However, this definition suit better the context of the phrase: a mass of sharp rock on the side of a mountain