| A | B |
|---|
| ruefully | with regret |
| hermit | someone who avoids people and lives alone, often strange |
| premonition | feeling that something bad is going to happen |
| apprehensive | fearful |
| defiance | refusing to obey |
| contemptuously | with disrespect and hatred |
| "murder rap" | accusation, charged with killing someone |
| reformatory | place where young people are sent after they break the law |
| sheepish | embarassed and a little silly |
| groggy | half-asleep, confused |
| "over-active imagination" | imagining way too much! |
| bleach | chemical that removes color |
| reluctantly | not willingly, not wanting to |
| imploringly | in a begging, pleading way |
| disguised | hidden |
| sullenly | in a gloomy, pouting way |
| eluded | avoided, escaped |
| indignant | angry because of unfairness |
| rumble | slang for a fight between two groups |
| testify | tell a story in court |
| gag (verb) | choke and sometimes vomit |
| doggedly | stubbornly, refusing to give up |
| sensitive | easily hurt or damaged |
| with conviction | with true belief in something |
| faintly | very far away, very light, not strong |
| "smoke inhalation" | breathing in too much smoke |
| mimicking | copying |
| griped | complained |
| "juvenile delinquents" | misbehaving people under 18 years old |
| comment | something said |
| "all brawn and no brain" | very strong and very dumb! |
| absent-mindedly | without thinking about it |
| recurring | happening again and again |
| exploits | deeds, adventures |
