| A | B |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something |
| conviction | the process of accusing and finding someone guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| scurry | to move at a brisk pace |
| anxious | extreme uneasiness of mind |
| swivel | to turn or pivot usually in a small circle |
| penchant | to be obsesssed with something or to have an extreme liking for |
| exasperation | to be very annoyed |
| tarpaulin | a cloth (usually waterproof plastic) that protects objects from the weather |
| reverberate | to echo or to happen again |
| swastika | symbol of the Nazi organization |
| brusque | in an abrubt manner |
| curfew | an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply |
| palisades | a fence of poles or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defence |
| lunge | a sudden forward thrust |
| militia | a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers |