| A | B |
| struggle | when you try very hard even though something is difficult |
| cherish | when someone loves something very much |
| trudge | when you walk slow because you are tired |
| determined | when someone will keep doing something until it is done |
| anticipate | to wait for something |
| shrug | to hunch up your shoulders as if to say "I don't know." |
| clearing | an open space |
| nocturnal | a person or animal who is awake at night |
| peculiar | strange, odd |
| clutch | to hold on tightly |
| survive | when someone fights to stay alive |
| croon | to sing softly and sweetly |
| enchanted | when something is magical |
| boast | to brag or say you are the greatest |
| mysterious | full of secrets |
| confess | to tell the truth about something you did wrong |
| extraordinary | unusual, great |
| knead | to work with your hands |
| dusk | when it's just beginning to get dark |
| loyal | someone who always stands by you |
| bitter | an angry upset feeling |
| recite | to read aloud, count, say the ABC"S |
| coincidence | something that wasnt' planned |
| murmured | to talk softly |
| inseperable | when two people or things are never apart |
| cellar | below ground or basement |
| skyscraper | a very tall building |
| canal | a body of water that ships travel on |