| A | B |
| dusk | the time between evening and night |
| cuckoo | crazy; nuts; loony |
| to lynch | to murder/kill someone as a group (usually by hanging them) |
| to conceal | to hide; to keep secret |
| to scuttle | to scamper; to run quickly |
| sarcastic | ironic |
| to nibble | to eat food with small, quick bites |
| entranced | filled with delight; enchanted |
| reprehensible | deserving to be blamed or scolded |
| to kick off | to die |
| reverently | to regard with deep respect, love, or awe |
| to bemuse | to be preoccupied with |
| to scram | to go away; to get out |
| wryly | perverse or ironic (a wry sense of humor) |