| A | B |
| TRUST | Confident hope |
| IRONY | A result marked by this inconsistency |
| COMPLIMENTARY | Expressing or containing a compliment |
| DISCHARGE | To set free |
| ESCORT | A person or group of persons accompanying another |
| PROCLAIM | To announce publicly |
| HONORARY | Given or done as a sign of honor |
| CRESCENDO | The peak of a gradual increase |
| REELING | To wind on or as if on a reel |
| HOVERING | To move to and from near a place |
| MILLING | To give a raised rim or a grooved edge |