| A | B |
| available | ready for use, at hand |
| cater | to satisfy the needs of |
| customary | usual, expected, routine |
| dissuade | to persuade not to do something |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic person |
| hazard | risk, peril |
| homicide | the killing of one person by another |
| indifference | a lack of interest or concern |
| indignent | filled with resentment or anger over something |
| indispensable | absolutely necessary |
| lubricate | to apply oil or grease |
| mutual | shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more |
| pelt | to throw a stream of things |
| plague | an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths |
| poised | balanced, suspended; calm, controlled |
| regime | a government in power |
| retard | to make slow, delay, hold back |
| transparent | allowing light to pass through |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed, not injured |