| A | B |
| gallantly | brave; heroic; giving respect to women |
| aloofness | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
| ornery | bad-tempered and combative |
| winced | give an involuntary grimace/shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress |
| unceasingly | not coming to an end; continuous |
| clad | clothed (The knight was clad in armor.) |
| hermit | any person living alone or seeking to do so |
| premonition | a strong feeling that something is about to happen |