| A | B |
|---|
| skirling | A shrieking noise like the noise of the bagpipes |
| marauders | People who travel to plunder, steal and destroy |
| uppermost | The highest in order or rank |
| hearth | The front stone of a fireplace |
| pinioned | To be pinned to the ground and unable to move |
| exasperation | The feeling of frustration, helplessness |
| plight | A condition or state, especially a difficult or unfavourable one |
| pious | Having religious motives or acting out of religious beliefs |
| poaching | To unlawfully kill game or fish on land that is not your own |
| interlopers | Someone or something that intrudes into the affairs of others |
| endeavours | Attempts at achieving something |
| languor | A feeling of laziness or doing nothing, a lack of energy |
| gabble | to chatter or speak quickly with little meaning |
| hinder | to hold back or not allow |
| reconciliation | to restore good conditions, especially in relationships |
| succour | to provide comfort or assistance |
| pestilential | a problem that is imposed from outside, often of a natural element |
| unstrung | to become mentally unstable |
