| A | B |
|---|
| appeal | a request for a new court hearing |
| musty | stale or moldy |
| stammered | spoke with involuntary pauses |
| vaguely | not clearly expressed |
| gravelly | with silent resentment |
| sullenly 36 | with silent resentment |
| arithmetic 25 | the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics |
| delicatessen 13 | a place where food such as cold cuts, salads, and pickles are sold |
| menacingly 34 | in a threatening way |
| straddled | to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart |
| addle | to make or become confused |
| briskly | quickly |
| nudged | to push slightly or gently |
| hastily | quickly |
| beckoned | to signal or summon, as by nodding or waving |
