stealthily, secretly.
subdued, overcome, quieted.
subsist, live on.
suet, beef fat.
syringa bush, an ornamental shrub with very sweet white blossoms.
tapering, narrowing to a point.
temporary, for a short time.
tenants, dwellers, occupants.
tethered, tied, leashed, hitched to a post or weight.
tinker, work at anything in an unskilled way.