| A | B |
| clarity | state in which things are clearly or distinctly perceived |
| contrast | a noticeable difference |
| dismal | gloomy; dreary; cheerless; depressing |
| emerge | to come out; to become visible or known |
| transform | to change thoroughly, either in appearance or nature |
| intolerable | unbearable; incapable of being endured |
| reap | to take in as the fruit of one's labors; to receive as a return on an investment |
| self-denial | restraint from satisfying one's desires; sacrifice |
| threadbare | shabby; worn down to the threads |
| ignore | to refuse to notice; to disregard deliberately |