| A | B |
| attentively | with attention or alertness |
| disappointed | feeling let down because things didn't go as hoped for or planned |
| misunderstanding | a failure to understand |
| nervously | with concern, worry, or fear |
| troublesome | causing problems |
| bunkhouse | a building in camp where a group of people sleep |
| cords (of wood) | measures for stacks of cut wood |
| immense | huge, very large |
| landscape | a stretch of land |
| lumberjacks | people who chop down trees and haul wood to a sawmill |
| snowshoes | frames attached to shoes and used for walking across snow |
| timber | trees that can be used as building wood |
| woodsman | a person who works or lives in a forest |
| characters | symbols or letters used in printing or writing |
| crest | something, such as feathers, that grows on an animal's head |
| fierce | wild and mean; dangerous |
| homage | special public honor |
| scales | small, thin, flat parts that cover a fish or reptile |
| snaked | moved in a winding and twisting way |
| teeming | full, crowded |
| amplifiers | devices that make sounds stronger or louder |
| blaring | making a loud, harsh noise |
| classical | relating to a style of music with special forms such as operas and symphonies |
| debut | a first performance in public |
| jazz | a style of music with a strong pattern of beats |
| murmur | a low, constant sound |
| rhythm | a movement or beats that repeat in a regular pattern |
| strides | walk with long steps |