| A | B |
| tacooma | a cry for help mostly used in Native American camps |
| brambles | any of a large group of usually prickly shrubs |
| quavering | to utter sound in trembling, unsteady tones |
| endurance | the ability to withstand hardship, adversity, or stress |
| cowering | to shrink away or crouch down as if from fear |
| transistor | an electronic device that makes a radio work |
| slacken | to make or become slower or to become more careless |
| perilous | full of or involving danger, injury, loss, or destruction |
| capacity | the ability to hold or contain |
| understatement | to represent as less than it is |