| A | B |
| Agility | the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: |
| Dwindle | to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: |
| Elapse | (of time) to slip or pass by: |
| Exasperate | to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely: |
| Nonchalant | coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: |
| Retract | to draw back or in: |
| Surpass | to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed. |
| Susceptible | admitting or capable of some specified treatment: |
| Veneer | a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood. |
| Wary | watchful; being on one's guard against danger. |