| A | B |
|---|
| casual | relaxed, not serious or fancy |
| contrive | to plan and create; to think up |
| cuff | a punch or slap |
| culmination | final result; the end |
| detached | not really caring; unaffected |
| imminent | happening right away |
| instinct | knowing what to do without learning; knwoledge or skill you are born with like an animal |
| pounce | to jump on something |
| scramble | to rush; to move quickly and clumsily |
| yearn | to desire; to want very much |
| concentrate | to think very hard, to focus |
| scold | to yell at someone for doing something wrong |
| gloat | to be happy about doing well when someone else has done badly |
| dampen | to make quieter; to make a little bit wet |
| tolerate | to be able to live with; to endure; to be able to stand something |
| contagious | easily passed from one person to another |
| slump | to sit or stand in a tired, lazy way |
| resolve | to promise yourself, to really decide |
| victory | win, triumph |
| peep | a small sound, like a baby bird makes |
