| A | B |
| pending | waiting to be settled; until |
| prescribe | to order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes |
| preview | something seen in advance; to view beforehand |
| prominent | standing out as to be easily seen; important; well-known |
| quaint | odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever; ingenious; skillfullly made |
| reluctant | unwilling, holding back |
| scrimp | to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty |
| snare | to trap, catch; a trap or entanglement |
| utmost | greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit |
| vengeance | punishment in return for an injury or wrong; unusual force or violence |