| A | B |
| found | room and board in addition to wages |
| scuttled | to injure or end by a deliberate act |
| derision | to ridicule or to tease |
| receptive | open and responsive to ideas |
| rheumatism | condition of inflammation or pain in muscles or joints |
| euchre | card game |
| kewpie | a chubby rose-faced doll with a top-knot |
| hoosegow | slang for jail |
| reprehensible | deserving disapproval, blame |
| bemused | confused, bewildered |
| welterweight | boxer weighing between 135 and 147 pounds |
| wryly | twisted in expression of disgust or displeasure |
| solemnly | seriously, thoughtfully |