| A | B |
|---|
| aloof | distant; not friendly |
| ornery | bad-tempered; stubborn; difficult to deal with |
| to make ends meet | to have just enough money to pay the bills |
| dumfounded | surprised; amazed |
| a slob | a messy person; an untidy person |
| scatterbrained | disorganised; forgetful |
| rage | great anger |
| contemputuous | scornful; to look down on someone |
| gingerly | carefully; cautiously |
| thug | a bully; a hoodlum; a criminal or violent person |
| hermit | a person who lives alone and stays away from other people |
| premonition | a strong feeling that something (bad) is going to happen |
| to tickle | to touch someone so as to cause laughter |
| groggy | sleepy; not fully awake |
| to dart | to move or run suddenly and quickly |
| reluctant | unwilling; not wanting to do something |
| to implore | to ask or beg someone to do (or not to do) something |
| gallant | brave and noble |
| to elude | to escape or avoid |
| a bluff | a lie told to someone to frighten or scare them; a trick or false promise |
