| A | B |
|---|
| plank | a long flat piece of sawed wood |
| sapling | a young tree |
| lumber | wood cut into boards |
| lumber | to move in a clumsy way |
| footing | firm placing of the feet so that you don't fall or slip |
| reeds | tall grasses with hollow leaves |
| sprig | a root, twig or branch |
| pelt | to attack or hit over and over again with something thrown |
| pelt | the skin or fur of an animal |
| lash | a stroke or blow with a whip |
| lash | to beat with a whip |
| tarnish | to make something look dull |
| tarnish | to ruin or disgrace something |
| plug | to fill a hole or a gap with an object |
| plug | a piece of wood, rubber, or plastic used to fill a hole or a gap |
| plug | the end of a wire that is stuck into a wall to send electricity through a cord into an object like a lamp or radio |
| clarify | to make clear and understood |
| catty | used to describe someone who sneaks around to be mean |
| spendthrift | someone who spends a lot of money usually wastefully |
| groom | a man who is getting married |
| groom | to make neat by washing up, combing hair, etc. (groomed) |
| scrawny | thin, sickly looking |
| hanker | to crave or really want something |
| yearn | to really want something |
| meek | gentle, quiet, maybe shy |
| hodgepodge | a jumbled mixture |
| novel | a book with chapters |
| novel | used to describe something that is unusual, new or different from what has been known before |
| congested | overcrowded |
| secure | to make safe or stable; not likely to break or fall |
| secure | used to describe something that has been made safe |
| reputation | what others think of you |
| trustworthy | someone or something that can be trusted |
| hubbub | a loud, confused noise such as a bunch of people talking at the same time |
