Make five words out of one...

[toonfandangl]

ARREST


STARE
RATE
STAR
EAST
TARES

FORTUNE......................................

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

FORTUNE

Tour
Route
Torn
Note
Turn

                                         BEATING

[sigmund storm]

BEATING

BAT
BIT
BET
BENT
BANG

                                                 TURNING

[toonfandangl]

TURNING

GRUNT
RING
GRIN
TING
RUNT


BRANCH.....................................

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

BRANCH

Barn
Ban
Nab
Ban
Char

                                         NURSE

[Cherry (Alcock)]

 NURSE

rune
sure
runs
sue
urns

FLICK

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

FLICK

FLIC
LICK
FIL
ICK
ILK
KIF

DISTANT

[toonfandangl]

DISTANT

STAND
ANTS
TAINT
AIN'T
SAINT


BELOVED............................................

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

BELOVED

Delve
Bevel
Lobe
Vole
Dole

                                          CHANGE

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

CHANGE

HANCE
ACHE
ACNE
CAGE
CANE
EACH

EMBRACE

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

EMBRACE

Beer
Cram
Mace
Cream
Bream

                                       STRIKE

[toonfandangl]

STRIKE

TRIKE
KITE
SKI
TREK
KITS

SATSUMA.................................................................

[Cherry (Alcock)]

SATSUMA

masts
must
sums
stats
mats

OPTIMAL

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

OPTIMAL

Pail
Moat
Mail
Pit
Tail

                                         TRAVEL

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

TRAVEL

VARLET
ALERT
ALTER
ARTEL
AVERT

LITERARY