Vocabs check

Pander
Gratify or indulge in immoral/distasteful desires or tastes

Edify
Instruct or improve morally or intellectually

Anecdotal
Not entirely true or reliable because based on personal accounts

In somebody's crosshairs
Intend to catch, arrest or stop you

Chink
A narrow opening that admits light

Be in a Rut
Repeative and monotonous, hence, boring.