| A | B |
| hectic | very busy, fast, hurried |
| manners | polite rules |
| heartwarming | makes you feel happy & hopeful |
| to long for | to want something very much |
| pursue | to chase; to continue for a long time |
| prejudice | unfair feeling of dislike for someone of a different race, sex or religion |
| abandoned | left on purpose |
| bypass | to go around |
| though | however, but |
| trespass | to go where you're not allowed |
| so far | until now |
| newscaster | someone who reports the new on radio or TV |
| certain | sure |
| frugal | doesn't like to spend money |
| road rage | unexplained anger toward other drivers |
| TV dinners | frozen meals |
| to drag | to move slowly; to be boring |
| devout | very religious |
| plenty | enough |
| subtitles | translated words at the bottom of a movie |
| unseasonably | not normal for the season |
| elsewhere | in other places |
| research | scientific investigation |
| trivia | small pieces of useless information |
| tabloid | smaller newspapers with gossip or unbelievable stories |