| A | B |
| resolute | firmly resolved or determined |
| haste | swiftness of motion; speed |
| cross | angry and annoyed |
| faltered | to hesitate in action, purpose |
| morose | a person or mood that is gloomy |
| caustic | capable of burning or destroying living tissue |
| dismal | gloomy; dreary |
| restless | inability to remain at rest |
| indignantly | feeling or expressing strong displeasure at something that is unjust or unfair |
| spectre | a ghost; phantom |
| scarcely | barely; hardly; not quite |