| A | B |
|---|
| hesitation | a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear* |
| incredulous | unable or unwilling to believe something* |
| nonchalantly | cooly; casually; nervelessly* |
| rivalry | competition; opposition* |
| unfathomable | not able to be completely understood; incomprehensible* |
| aloofness | the quality or state of being distant, cold or uninterested; indifference* |
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen* |
| gallant | brave; spirited; noble-minded; chivalrous* |
| ornery | ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn* |
| wince | to draw back or tense the body as in from pain or from a blow; flinch* |
| apparent | readily seen; obvious* |
| elude | evade; to avoid escape by speed, cleverness or trickery* |
| reluctantly | unwillingly; hesitantly; unenthusiastically* |
| tow-headed | a person with very light or pale blonde hair* |
| vital | necessary; essential; very important* |
