| A | B |
| Obstinate | - stubbornly adhering to an option or a course of action |
| Tenacity | -- persistent adherence to a belief or a point of view |
| Milk | - to draw or extract profit or advantage from |
| Zealous | - passionate; extremely interested in pursuing something |
| Alleviate | - to ease a pain or a burden |
| Asylum | - a place of retreat or security |
| Auspicious | - attended by favorable circumstances |
| Benign | - kind and gentle |
| Emollient | - softening and smoothing |
| mitigate | - to make less severe or painful |