| A | B |
| alter | to change |
| ample | plenty of; more than enough |
| blunt | honest to the point of rudeness; straightforward and brief, often rudely do |
| chronic | constant; continuing; lasting a long time |
| chronological | arranged as events happened; in the time order in which events happened |
| optimist | a hopeful person; someone who expects a good outcome |
| pretense | a false reason; a false show or claim |
| prolong | to make longer; to make something last longer |
| refrain | to stop oneself; to hold oneself back from doing somehting |
| remove | regret; a strong feeling of regret and guilt |