| A | B |
| irascible | easily angered |
| hooligans | trouble makers |
| cantankerous | disagreeable to deal with |
| branded | marked by burning the skin with a hot iron |
| constructed | put together, fitted together; built |
| daintily | with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily |
| devastation | the act of laying waste; destruction |
| lullaby | song for singing to a child; soft song |
| pitch | a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine |
| resourceful | good at thinking of ways to do things; quick witted |
| thieving | stealing |
| veins | membranous tubes forming part of the system of vessels that carry blood to the heart |