| A | B |
| Impeccable | perfect or flawless, beyond criticism |
| Visage | someone's face |
| Propriety | displaying behaviors that are believed to be correct or appropriate |
| expertise | expert skill or knowledge |
| consequences | something that follows as a result |
| versus | against, especially in a competition or court case |
| lunge | a sudden forward movement; part of an attack |
| nickname | an invented or shortened name, often related to an event or characteristic |
| taut | pulled or stretched tightly |
| mum | saying nothing; silent |
| potential | possible, but as yet not actual |
| retrieve | to reclaim or get something back |
| ponder | think over or consider carefully |
| prognostication | a prediction of future events |
| prone | inclined to do or be affected by something |