Axoq's Ziggurats

Instructions

Build the ziggurats by starting with the four-letter word at the top, adding the given letters and jumbling to get new words as you step down to the bottom.

Example:

Norse code?

Unconscious (+)

Cash back (+)

Company starter (+)

Answer: RUNE, UNDER, REFUND, FOUNDER

Shoot the breeze
Lock mechanism (+)
Where skiers stay (+)
Carry-all (+)

Cynical

Awaken (+)

Mouth, to a river (+)

Plague (+)

Speech problem

Pitch (+)

Uncomplicated (+)

Sudden urge (+)