| A | B |
| Anxious | nervous,excited |
| Retire | stop working after a certain age |
| Vacant | empty,unused |
| Sprucing | decorating or making neat |
| Adore | to love very much |
| Recognizing | knowing who someone is or what something is |
| Leisure | time free from work |
| Disappointment | the feeling that comes when one's hopes are not met |
| Perseverance | the habit of continuing something in spite of troubles |
| Uneasy | worried |
| Compromise | to reach an agreement after each side gives up part of its demands |
| Chortle | to chuckle loudly |
| Pageant | a show based on events or stories from earlier times |
| Restless | unable to be still |
| Tropical | found in the warm,wet regions of the earth near the equator |
| Rehearsals | practices for a play or other performance |
| Attentively | in a way that show complete concentration |
| Troublesome | trouble-causing;disturbing |
| Courageous | brave |
| Immigrants | people who come to a country to live in it |
| Salary | money paid at regular times |
| Tremendous | very large or great |
| Appreciation | showing that one recognizes the value of a person or thing |
| Valuable | important;worth much |
| Modest | humble;not boastful |
| Sportsmanship | playing fair and showing respect for opponents |
| Earnestly | seriously |
| Blizzard | a heavy snowstorm with strong winds |
| Frantically | in a very worried manner;desperately |
| Stagger | walk unsteadily |
| Scoured | rubbed or washed the surface of something |
| Bustled | moved about noisily |