| A | B |
| faltered | Start to lose strength or momentum |
| withering | The action of becoming dry and shriveled |
| donned | Put on (an item of clothing). |
| enrage | To put into a rage; infuriate |
| peered | Look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something |
| prolong | to lengthen in extent, scope, or range |
| bleak | (of an area of land) Lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements |
| tantalize | Torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something unobtainable. |
| winced | Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress |