| A | B |
|---|
| available | (adj) ready for use, at hand |
| cater | (v) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service |
| customary | (adj) usual, expected, routine |
| dissuade | (v) to persuade not to do something |
| entrepreneur | (n) a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business |
| firebrand | (n) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person |
| hazard | (n) risk, peril; (v) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble |
| homicide | (n) the killing of one person by another |
| indifference | (n) a lack of interest or concern |
| indignant | (adj) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy or mean |
| indispensable | (adj) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected |
| lubricate | (v) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use |
| mutual | (adj) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more |
| pelt | (v) to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry |
| plague | (n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v) to annoy or bother |
| poised | (adj., part.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action |
| regime | (n) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule |
| retard | (v) to make slow, delay, hold back |
| transparent | (adj) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected |
| unscathed | (adj) wholly unharmed, not injured |
