| A | B |
| chrome | chromium plate as a decorative or protective finish on motor vehicle |
| trim | additional decoration, typically along the edges |
| hubcaps | metal or plastic cover fro the hub of a vehicle's wheel |
| hermit | person living in solitude (alone) |
| portable | able to be easily carried or moved |
| ratty-looking | bad condition |
| fur | coat made out of animal hair |
| superstitious | having a belief in something mythical |
| Frigidaire | high quality |
| lumpy | full of bumps |
| strain | severe demand on strength |
| parlor | sitting room in a private house |
| tinkling | informal of urinate |
| shrapnel | fragments of a bomb |
| grumble | complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered but typically muted way |
| cowardly | lacking the ability to do something that frightens one |
| groan | make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair |
| photograph | a picture |
| slipping | to escape or to get lose from |
| polio | infectious viral disease that affects central nervous system |