| A | B |
| aberrant: | deviating from the usual pattern |
| conning: | swindling |
| eon: | a tremendously long time |
| paranoid: | an unreasonable fear |
| flinch: | to reveal the effects of pain |
| lapse: | a temporary deviation |
| harbouring: | giving shelter or refuge to |
| Torah: | Jewish scripture |
| Rosh Hashanah: | Jewish New Year |
| slated: | registered, scheduled |
| smitten: | affected by something overwhelming |
| evolution: | a directional process of change |
| mundane: | commonplace concerns |
| forensics: | police science |
| proverbial: | commonly spoken of |
| heed: | not only to hear but to act upon |
| premise: | a proposition as a basis of argument |
| Sudan: | a country in Africa |
| balderdash: | nonsense |
| bureacracy: | administrative policy makers |
| hierarchy: | the pecking order |
| Mazel Tov | expressing congratulations |
| Shalom: | to be complete, perfect and full |