| A | B |
| serene | peaceful |
| gully | a channel or ditch cut into the earth |
| catastrophe | sudden and terrible disaster |
| intricate | having many elaborate parts; complex |
| delve | to serve carefully and deliberately |
| pore or poring | to examine with great care or attention |
| precious | valuable |
| beacon | a radio transimtter that give off a signal |
| crucial | vital; extremely important |
| avalanche | a mass of snow moving down an mountainside |