| A | B |
| consuming | using, as in eating or drinking |
| gratitude | thankfulness |
| audible | able to be heard |
| turbulence | disturbed, in commotion - turbulent weather |
| wrenching | violent twisting, pulling, or tearing off |
| altimeter | aeronautical device for showing height above sea level |
| panic | sudden fright or alarm leading to hasty actions |
| clammy | moist, and sticky or slimy |
| commercial | money-making, as in 'commercial cleaners' |
| glacier | slowly moving river or mass of ice |
| charcoal | black left-over of partly burnt wood |
| matted | tangled tightly, as in hair |
| slither | to slide out of control; he slithered down the hill |
| ignite | to set fire to something |
| dormant | lying still, as if sleeping |
| comprise | include, consist of; the house comprises nine rooms |
| heft | to push, usually something heavy |
| motive | reason for doing or thinking something |
| refract | to deflect the angle of light as it enters another density, into water, air or gas |
| rectify | to make things right again |
| impaired | damaged or weakened |
| sarcasm | nasty remark or taunt |
| fragile | delicate, or easily broken |
| carp | a fresh-water fish |
| grimace | to make a face showing annoyance |
| incessant | never stopping |
| fuselage | framework or body of an aeroplane |
| exhaustion | total loss of strength |
| unwittingly | without knowing |
| rivets | nails or bolts for holding together metal plates |