| A | B |
| signaled | was a sign of, proved, showed |
| outsider | someone who is not part of a group |
| inserted | put in |
| sporadically | only in a few places |
| persistently tugging | continuously pulling |
| gossip | information about people that is not necessarily true |
| articulate | express |
| longings | desires, strong feelings of wanting |
| transferred | moved, shifted |
| resonated with | had special meaning because it related to one's experience |
| joints | the connection point between moving parts in a living body (e.g., neck + shoulders) |
| figure out | solve, understand |
| encouragement | giving someone strength and hope |
| shortcomings | deficiencies, a fault |
| accomplishment | a difficult task done well, success |
| attitude | a feeling about or toward someone or something |
| prosthetics | an artificial body part |
| starve | to feel pain or die from lack of food |