| A | B |
| chorister | A member of a choir |
| retribution | A deserved punishment |
| wail | To cry or complain in a loud voice |
| slaughter | Killing of people of animals |
| crooked | Not straightforward, dishonest |
| mourner | Person who shows sorrow, who grives someone's death |
| to crouch | Lower the body ready to spring |
| to gnash | To cause the teeth to strike together |
| to waver | Temporary stoppage, difficulty |
| shriek | Shrill, sharp, piercing scream |
| fang | Long, sharp tooth |
| rapturous | Extreme happiness |
| to wend | To travel, to proceed on one's way |
| doleful | Expressing grief |
| throng | To crowd, to be present in large numbers |