| A | B |
| ambush | to attack from a hiding place |
| certainly | without any doubt |
| complicated | hard to understand or deal with |
| hesitate | to pause |
| inscribe | to cut or carve words or letters on something |
| peer | to look hard at something that is difficult to see |
| peril | danger |
| ponder | to think about carefully |
| reality | what is happening for real |
| site | a place |
| theme | the message an author gives the reader |
| mood | the overall feeling the author expresses |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| imagery | the descriptive words and phrases used to paint a picture in the reader's mind |