| A | B |
|---|
| hardly | almost not |
| crane | a long-necked wading bird |
| bear | deal with |
| shudder | tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement |
| chortle | a soft partly suppressed laugh |
| peculiar | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
| enraged | marked by extreme anger |
| seize | take hold of; grab |
| stern | serious and harsh in manner or behavior |
| determined | having been learned or found especially by investigation |
| purse | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or to press ones lips together |
| creep | move slowly |
| peer | look searchingly |
| rummage | search haphazardly |
| pinprick | small puncture (as if made by a pin) |
| exasperated | greatly annoyed; out of patience |
| admire | feel high regard for |
| flatter | praise somewhat dishonestly |
| noble | of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy |
| anxious | causing or fraught with or showing nervousness |
| piercing | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
| stare | look at with fixed eyes |
| gasp | a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open |
| falter | move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
| faint | lacking clarity, brightness, or loudness |
| grudgingly | in a reluctant manner |
| astride | with one leg on each side |
| tuft | a bunch or cluster of strands, as of grass, hair, etc. |
| furiously | in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy |
| heel | the back part of the human foot |
