| A | B |
| trifle | a detail that is considered insignificant |
| esteemed | having an illustrious reputation; respected |
| repose | freedom from activity |
| punctual | acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed |
| paraphernalia | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles |
| precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
| mutton | meat from a mature domestic sheep |
| inhabit | live in; be a resident of |
| amble | walk leisurely |
| obliged | having a moral duty to do something |
| quarrel | an angry dispute |
| seldom | not often |
| commotion | a disorderly outburst or tumult |
| incantation | a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect |
| scanty | lacking in extent or quantity |
| ember | a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire |
| replenish | fill something that had previously been emptied |
| waylay | wait in hiding to attack |