1. BREVITY   hostility   briefness   domination   greed   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. APIARY   place where bees are kept   haughtiness   large cage for birds   boaster   Half-n-half Clue   3. AMBIVALENCE   advocate of abolishing authority   domination   briefness   mixed feelings   Half-n-half Clue   4. ACCOLADE   tribute   strong dislike   man-made object   short story   Half-n-half Clue   5. ADVERSARY   opponent   greed   briefness   hardship   Half-n-half Clue   6. APPREHENSION   man-made object   large cage for birds   anxiety   confirmation   Half-n-half Clue   7. ADULATION   hardship   craftsperson   admiration   wasting away   Half-n-half Clue