| A | B |
|---|
| companions | a group that keeps someone from being alone |
| severed | cut off from the whole |
| alien | unfamiliar; foreign |
| homage | special public honor |
| scraggly | shabby or torn |
| crest | something, like feathers, that grows on an animal's head |
| mahjongg | a Chinese game played with tiles that look like dominoes |
| suspiciously | acting as if something is wrong or bad |
| errand | a short trip taken to perform a task |
| pliers | a metal hand tool with jaws for holding, bending, or cutting |
| scales | small, thin, flat parts that cover a fish or reptile |
| blessed | made holy |
| characters | symbols or letters used in printing or writing |
| fierce | wild and mean; dangerous |
| typhoon | a tropical storm occurring in the western Pacific or Indian Oceans |
| celebration | a party or festival |
| vial | a small, glass container |
| raked | searched |
| snaked | moved in a winding and twisting way |
| teeming | full, crowded |
