| A | B |
| Aloofness | Detachment; remoteness; distant attitude |
| Apprehensive | Fearful; uneasy; anxious |
| Contemptuously | Scornfully; disdainfully |
| Delirious | In a state of mental confusion; raving in that state |
| Detached | To be detached or removed from human emotion |
| Eluded | Escaped or slipped from one's grasp |
| Ember | Spark left over from a fire; glowing coal |
| Gallant | Gentlemanly; chivalrous; valiant; honorable |
| Gorged | Swallowed greedily |
| Groggy | Sleepy |
| Hue | Color; shades of colors |
| Imploringly | In a begging manner; in a pleading manner |
| Incredulous | Disbelieving |
| Nonchalant | Casually; Indifferently |
| Ornery | Cranky; bad-tempered |
| Premonition | Intuition; presentiment; foreboding |
| Resignedly | Giving in to what one cannot avoid |
| Roguishly | Mischievously |
| Ruefully | Regretfully |
| Sheepish | In an embarrassed manner |
| Stupor | Daze; to be in a state of stupefaction |
| Subside | Diminish; sink or drop away |
| Sullenly | Gloomily |
| Vital | Essential to life; necessary |
| Winced | Flinched; cringed; grimaced |