| A | B |
|---|
| immigrants | a person who comes to live in a country in which he or she was not born |
| endure | to put up with |
| rationed | to limit to fixed portions |
| burden | something hard to bear |
| squat | to crouch or sit with the knees bent and drawn close to the body |
| theory | an opinion based on some evidence but not proved |
| boast | a statement in which one brags |
| registered | to have officially recorded |
| investment | using money to buy something that will make you more money |
| raggedy | torn or worn-out |
| mob | a large group of people who usually commit crime |
| rocker | used to sift the soil looking for gold |
| claim | an area needed to be registered as a place where gold was found |
| prospector | a person looking for gold. |
| clan | a group of families descended from the same ancestor. |
