| A | B |
| corridors | long hallways; passages in a large building into which rooms open |
| destination | place to which someone or something is going or is being sent |
| groping | feeling about with the hands |
| menacing | threatening |
| mongrel | animal of mixed breed, especially a dog |
| persisted | kept on; refused to stop or be changed |
| pleas | requests or appeals |
| adrift | floating without being guided; drifting |
| spacious | containing much space; with plenty of room; vast |
| vista | opening or passage through or from which you see a wide view |