| A | B |
| pantomime | using elaborate body movements and facial gestures while telling a story |
| euchre | a card game played with 5 cards |
| apprehensive | full of fear or dread |
| bemused | having one's attention completely occupied |
| pugnacious | having a quarrelsome character |
| crestfallen | having a felling of shame |
| averted | to turn away the eyes to avoid looking at something or someone |
| jeering | crying out to mock |
| snooker | a variation of the game of pool |
| recumbent | lying or hanging around |
| brusquely | with a sharp, rude tone |
| writhed | to twist and turn one's body from pain or fear |
| hoosegow | a jail |
| meager | having a poor quality or quantity |
| derision | to be critical |
| champing | noisy biting or chewing |
| belligerently | with a combative attitude |
| hame | a curved support on a horse collar where chains are attached |
| monotonous | continuous and without expression |
| raptly | to be completely occupied |