| A | B |
|---|
| available | (adj.) ready for use, at hand |
| cater | (v.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service |
| customary | (adj.) usual, expected, routine |
| dissuade | (v.) to persuade not to do something |
| entrepreneur | (n.) a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business |
| firebrand | (n.) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person |
| hazard | (n.) risk, peril; (v.) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble |
| homicide | (n.) the killing of one person by another |
| indifference | (adj.) a lack of interest or concern |
| indignant | (adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| indispensable | (adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected |
| lubricate | (v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use |
| mutual | (adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more |
| pelt | (v.) to throw a stream of things; to strike sucessively; to hurry |
| plague | (n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v.) to annoy or bother |
| poised | (adj.,part.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled, read for action |
| regime | (n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule |
| retard | (v.) to make slow, delay, hold back |
| transparent | (adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected |
| unscathed | (adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured |
