| A | B |
| Acrid | sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell |
| casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident |
| congested | overcrowded, filled too full. Filled with fluid. |
| cope | to manage problems or difficulties successfully |
| headlong | with great speed or force; reckless |
| hurtle | to move with great force and speed |
| impede | to get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of |
| inevitable | bound to happen; unavoidable |
| initiate | to put into effect; to bring into use. to take in as a member. |
| irate | very angry; furious |
| lax | not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless |
| negligent | failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to |
| smolder | to burn slowly without bursting into flames |
| stringent | strict; sever. |
| throng | a large number of people gathered together; a crowd. to gather or move in large numbers. |