| A | B |
|---|
| banish | to cast (someone) permanently out of a country by official action |
| banish | to force out or away |
| cascade | a steep waterfall |
| cascade | a series of small waterfalls |
| cascade | anything that falls or seems to fall |
| citizen | a resident of a town or city |
| controversy | an argument |
| controversy | opposing views, debate |
| conversation | exchange of ideas, opinions |
| conversation | talking |
| crafty | being sly or sneaky |
| curtain | window covering |
| dilly-dally | to waste time, loiter |
| discussion | start to talk |
| douse | to put out a fire |
| ember | glowing wood or coal |
| ember | remnants of a dying fire |
| explosion | burst of energy |
| expression | the quality of a person's face |
| expression | showing feeling in body or face |
| fed | to have eaten |
| ferment | changing fruit to an alcohol |
| fever | body temperature increases |
| filch | to steal in a sneaky way |
| furtive | uperhanded, shifty, sly |
| gaunt | very thin and bony |
| gaunt | starving from hunger, sleep |
| glare | blinding light |
| glimmer | unsteady light |
| hamper | to interfere with something happening |
| humble | being respectful |
| hustler | agressive person |
| ignite | to stir up emotions |
| insipid | not interesting, tasteless |
| jeer | to make fun of someone loudly |
| jester | someone who jokes |
| laggard | someone who is sluggish |
| loiter | to stand around, nothing to do |
| noxious | harmful to breath |
| opaque | not easily understood, unclear |
| ore | mineral or rock |
| precipice | a steep cliff |
| prig | too strict |
| prig | acts smug (better than others) |
| quagmire | wet marshy ground |
| quarry | digging to find something |
| quibble | unimportant disagreement |
| residue | leftover substance |
| rivalry | two teams compete |
| rotund | round and plump, full |
| savory | good taste or smell |
| setback | slowing down progress |
| sheer | see through, steep slope |
| simmer | intense, but controlled emotion |
| slacken | to decrease strength, pressure |
| smolder | burn slowly |
| smug | overly confident about yourself |
| subdue | bring under control |
| subdue | overcome, conquer |
| taut | tightly pulled, stretched |
| thief | somone who steals |
| toxic | poison, deadly |
| translucent | allowing light to pass through |
| vagrant | homeless person |
| vanquish | defeat with force |
| vestige | trace or sign |
| vestige | no longer present |
| well | a deep hole dug in the ground |
| windfall | unexpected good fortune |
| windfall | win the lottery |
| witty | clever humor |
