| A | B |
| bulldogged | to seize and twist |
| desperation | loss of hope; surrender to despair |
| domain | field; region; province |
| eternity | infinity; for all time |
| gouge | pinch and squeeze |
| hampering | to block; to get in the way |
| jarred | shaken |
| limbered | loosened up |
| liniment | liquid that is applied to the skin to stop pain |
| mischievous | bad; harmful; misbehaving |
| peculiarity | characteristic; oddness |
| persistence | to constantly insist on something; to not give up |
| woe | sorrow; sadness |
| lunge | to move forward quickly and forcefully |
| rodent | a small gnawing animal with two long front teeth |
| agony | distress; misery |
| churn | stir |