| A | B |
|---|
| noose | loop that gets tighter the more its drawn |
| encounter | a meeting between enemies |
| superior | situated higher up |
| principle | law, rule, code of conduct |
| breed | to mate with |
| mulatto | a person with one black and one white parent |
| mortgage | transfer of rights on a property until debt is paid |
| interject | to throw in between or insert |
| confide | to trust, to tell confidently |
| resentful | full of annoyance |
| indignant | filled with anger |
| imprison | to confine |
| premature | happening before the proper time |
| haste | move quickly |
| skittish | easily frightened |
