| A | B |
| fiord | an inlet of water |
| kroner | the Norwegian money |
| bullion | gold before it is made into money |
| navigator | someone who drives the boat |
| air raid shelter | a place of safety in case of bombings from the enemy |
| Defense Club | the name given to the children who moved the gold |
| Uncle Victor | owner of the boat the Cleng Peerson |
| Per Garson | the family butler |
| Fru Lundstrom | Peter's mother |
| Jan Lasek | the soldier/boy who saved Peter |
| Fru Holm | the lady whose farm they stayed at each night |
| German Measles | the name given to the disease Bunny had |
| Snake | the place where they took the gold to each day |
| snowman | what was used to cover up the gold |
| blackout | the time each night when no light was to be seen |
| toboggan | another name for a sled |
| Riswyk | the name of the town in Norway in which the story takes place |
| infantry | another name for soldier |
| commandent | the soldier in charge |
| Nazi | the name of the German soldiers |
| sentry | a soldier who is on watch duty |
| Dr. Aker | made up Bunny's disease |
| blizzard | a severe snow storm |
| barracks | the place in which the soldiers lived |
| epidemic | when a widespread disease gets out of control |
| curfew | a time after which no one was to be outside |
| Poland | the country that Jan was from |
| bricks | the form the gold was in when it was stored |
| cave | where the gold was first stored |
| United States | the place they were taking the gold to for safe storage |