| A | B |
| tediously | tiresome because of length and dullness |
| relentlessly | not stopping, not giving up |
| pry | to find out about, to ask questions about |
| veered | to change direction |
| retch | to make vomiting noises |
| winced | to draw back |
| erratically | to move all around not in one direction |
| illuminated | to light up |
| wrath | strong anger |
| anvil | a heavy steel or iron block |
| preoccupied | thinking about other things, not focused on a task |
| grimaced | a twist of the face |
| revelation | to find or figure something out |
| gouged | to cut holes |
| forlornly | sad or lonely |
| lavished | to spend money on or give things easily to |
| undisguised | not covered up, out in the open |
| concussion | a bruise on the brain |
| claustrophobic | afraid of small spaces |
| appraised | to get a value on |