| A | B |
| preserve | To keep safe from being spoiled |
| represent | to stand for something |
| valuable | important and worth a lot |
| tough | difficult |
| concentration | to think about something carefully |
| frown | to wrinkle your forehead when your angry |
| homeland | country in which you were born |
| patient | to wait for something |
| blankets | a covering for a bed |
| quilt | a covering for a bed made from scraps of material |
| stuffing | material used to fill something |
| wrapped | to cover up with paper |
| trunks | large boxes to store clothes |
| unpacked | to take things out that were packed |
| pretended | to make believe |
| stitched | to sew together |
| hatchet | small ax |
| patchwork | pieces of cloth sewed together |