| A | B |
|---|
| chisel | tool with a sharp edge |
| to chisel | to cheat |
| a bob | chin-length haircut |
| to bob | to bounce up and down |
| a glossy | a photograph |
| glossy (adj) | smooth and shiny |
| to gloss over | to smooth over a little glitch or conflict |
| a habit that you do | a pattern of behavior |
| a bobber | a float used in fishing |
| a habit that you wear | clothing for a special status/purpose |
| to bombard | to attack persistently (with missiles OR requests) |
| bombardment | the attack (such as the missiles or snowballs) |
| sly | wily, sneaky, or playfully clever |
| to pitch | to throw or fall or PLUNGE |
| the pitch | the high/low-ness, or black sticky tar |
| to stumble | to trip or stammer |
| a stumble | a little mistake |
| a stumbling block | an obstacle in your way |
| raspy (cause) | irritating, harsh |
| raspy (effect) | to feel irritated or irked |
| a rasp | a tool with a rough file |
| a squawk | a loud, harsh cry |
| to squawk | to cry out in a loud, harsh way (fear or complaint) |
| to irk | to annoy or irritate |
| irksome | annoying, chafing |
| shrill | high-pitched, piercing or insistent |
| a glacier | a huge sheet of ice |
| glacial | extremely s-l-o-w or cold/unfriendly |
| a chafe | a sore or scraped area |
| to chafe | to rub against, to warm up |
| stony | hard/ unfriendly/ uncaring |
| stoniness | rockiness |
| a buoy | a floating marker |
| to buoy | to support or raise up |
| a list | an organized set of steps or items |
| to list | to lean toward one side |
| turbulent | churned up, agitated |
| turbulence | storm, or swirling confusion |
| custom | made to order |
| a custom | a tradition, a regular way of doing something |
| customer | regular shopper or buyer |
| customs | taxes/inspections (for travel in/out of the country) |
| pest | destructive insect or plant |
| to pester | to irritate or annoy, to get "in someone's face" |
| shifty | deceptive, tricky OR capable |
| shiftless | lazy or incapable |
| to shift | to change, transfer, replace |
| a shift | a regular "workday" of hours (taking your turn on the job) |
| a churn | a jug for making butter |
| to churn | to stir up violently |
| to churn out | to produce regularly |
| churned up | turbulent and stirred up |
| a slash | a sweeping cut or long narrow slit |
| to slash | to cut violently or quickly; to cut down (editing) |
| slashing | cutting across the surface |
| drab | gloomy, dull ,or boring |
| drab (appearance) | dull-colored, like camoflage or khaki |
| a gouge | a deep cut or dug-out area, or a tool to do this |
| to gouge (with a tool) | to cut deeply, or dig out |
| to gouge (a person) | to cheat, to charge too much |
| to gouge (prices) | to raise prices unfairly |
| to slash (prices) | to cut prices to make them very low |
