| A | B |
|---|
| reluctantly | not willing; with little enthusiasm |
| rummaged | searched for something by moving other things around |
| flexed | made tighter by bending; contracted |
| instinct | natural ability or impulse |
| exhaustion | extreme tiredness |
| fumed | was irritated and angry |
| short story | fictional narrative that is part of a novel |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| conflict | problem in the story |
| resolution | the solution to the problem in a story |
