| A | B |
| examine | (v) to look at carefully |
| fiasco | (n) a thing that is a total disaster (usually in a humorous way) |
| quell | (v) to calm |
| dubious | (adj) describes something as hesitating or doubting |
| discredit | (v) to cause an idea or piece of evidence seem false or not reliable |
| confidante | (n) a person with whom one shares a secret |
| dread | (v) to look forward to with fear or anxiety |
| to let sleepling dogs lie | (idiom) to leave a situation alone, to not interefere |
| to put off | (idiom) to delay |
| that has a familiar ring to it | (idiom) reminds one of something |