| A | B |
| frigid | intensely cold, indifferent, lacking warmth |
| compartments | one of the parts into which a space is divided |
| intricately | having many complex parts or elements, complicated |
| casement | a window sash that opens on hinges on the side |
| elaborate | marked by complexity, fullness of detail or ornate |
| moral | of or relating to principles of right or wrong in behavior |
| murky | darkly vague or obscure |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| flanked | to have placed something on each side of |
| imperious | commanding, arrogant, marked by arrogance, intensely compelling |
| merciful | compassionate, providing relief |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| forgers | people who falsify |
| jostled | to come in contact or in collision with, for force by pushin |
| sympathizing | sharing in suffering or grief |
| fraud | one that is not what it seems or is represented to be |
| dilemma | an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent ; a usually undesireable choice |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| betray | to fail or desert especially in time of need |
| oblivious | lacking memory, or mindful attention or awareness |