| A | B |
| emancipate | to set free, liberate |
| impede | to slow down the progress of, to block |
| manacle | a handcuff, anything that confines or restrains |
| maneuver | a skillful action, move or plan, a movement of troops or naval ships |
| manipulate | to arrange or operate with the hands, to influence or manage cleverly or deceitfully |
| manual | operated or done by hand, requiring physical rather than mental labor |
| manuscript | a handwritten or typewritten book or document |
| pedestal | a support or base for a column or a statue |
| pedestrian | a person traveling on foot, ordinary, boring |
| pedigree | a list of ancestors of a person or animal |