| A | B |
| abstain | To refrain from something by one's own choice |
| aggravate | 1. To make worse or more troublesome. 2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. |
| avalanche | A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside. |
| collaborate | To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. |
| creditor | One to whom money or its equivalent is owed. |
| exaggerate | To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate |
| expose | To make known |
| fateful | Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous |
| fume | Vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong. |
| impasse | 1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. 2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate |
| mite | 1. A very small contribution of amount 2. Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic |
| passage | A movement from one place to another, as by going by, through, over, or across; transit or migration. |
| premonition | 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. 2. A warning in advance; a forewarning. |
| shrew | 1. Any of various small, resembling a mouse but having a long pointed snout and small eyes and ears. 2. A woman with a violent, scolding, or nagging temperament; a scold. |
| toady | A person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons |
| unearthly | 1. Supernatural 2. Unnaturally strange and frightening |