Question

The last four letters is the 1st four letters of the next answer

1) Get ready
2) Mother or father
3) Not owning: Paying for accommodation by making regular payments to a landlord
4) Give a slight colour to
5) To eat or swallow
6) A non-verbal expression of feeling
7) A container (for soup etc)
8) A repeat performance, or re-staging of an historical event
9) An entertainer who "reads" minds
10) Lacking in energy
11) Reduces or diminishes
12) Becoming aware of
13) Producing words in a musical fashion
14) A number of cloth items with a check pattern
15) A small mammal often kept as a pet
16) Of much worth or British currency
17) Relating to the study of languages
18) A small fresh water fish
19) Betting on a horse
20) A brightly coloured bird often seen near water

Answer 1

1) Get ready - PREPARE
2) Mother or father - PARENT
3) Not owning: Paying for accommodation by making regular payments to a landlord - RENTING
4) Give a slight colour to - TINGE
5) To eat or swallow - INGEST
6) A non-verbal expression of feeling - GESTURE
7) A container (for soup etc) - TUREEN
8) A repeat performance, or re-staging of an historical event - REENACTMENT
9) An entertainer who "reads" minds - MENTALIST
10) Lacking in energy - LISTLESS
11) Reduces or diminishes - LESSENS
12) Becoming aware of - SENSING
13) Producing words in a musical fashion - SINGING
14) A number of cloth items with a check pattern - GINGHAMS
15) A small mammal often kept as a pet - HAMSTER
16) Of much worth or British currency - STERLING
17) Relating to the study of languages - LINGUISTIC
18) A small fresh water fish - STICKLEBACK
19) Betting on a horse - BACKING
20) A brightly coloured bird often seen near water - KINGFISHER