| A | B |
| bygones | past, former; that which is past |
| perplexity | state of being confused or uncertain; tangled |
| assailants | people who attack or are hostile |
| compelled | to force or drive, especially to a course of action; to overpower |
| girth | measure around something, something that encircles |
| dispelled | to cause to vanish; to drive off |
| harbinger | anything that foreshadows a future event; omen, sign |
| equilibrium | equal balance between any powers, influences; mentally or emotionally balanced |
| obstinate | not yielding readily to treatment |
| façade | a superficial appearance or illusion of something |
| pallidly | lacking in vitality or interest; faint or defiant in color |
| notion | a general understanding; an opinion, view; a foolish idea |
| monotonous | lacking in variety, having very little inflection |
| admonished | to urge to a duty; remind; to scold in a mild or good-willed manner |
| afflicted | to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously |
| copiously | exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words |
| emitted | to utter or voice, as opinions; to issue, as an order or a decree; to send forth |
| inaccessible | unreachable, remote, unattainable |
| relinquish | to renounce or surrender; to give up; put aside or desist from |
| hoarse | making a harsh, low sound |