| A | B |
|---|
| imprisonment | the act of confining someone in a prison |
| blunder | an embarrassing mistake |
| incline | lower or bend, as in a nod or bow |
| villain | someone who does evil deliberately |
| impatient | restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition |
| barrel | a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends |
| fond | having or displaying warmth or affection |
| nimble | moving quickly and lightly |
| unaided | carried out without assistance |
| kinsfolk | people descended from a common ancestor |
| clamor | utter or proclaim insistently and noisily |
| disturbance | activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption |
| trot | ride at a gait faster than a walk |
| beech | any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions |
| befall | become of; happen to |
| descend | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying |
| fate | the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events |
| lament | a cry of sorrow and grief |
| loathsome | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
| muffled | being or made softer or less loud or clear |
| commotion | a disorderly outburst or tumult |
| astonishment | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising |
