| A | B |
|---|
| terrace | strip of land on a hill or mountain |
| staff | walking stick |
| bamboo | fast-growing plant in Japan |
| knoll | little hill |
| seldom | not very often |
| gratitude | being thankful |
| anxiously | nervously |
| phosphorescent | glowing (bright colors in darkness) |
| plunge | move down into quickly |
| harvest | gather/collect crops (plants for food) |
| bob | bounce up and down in water |
| wade | walk in water |
| quilt | blanket made from smaller pieces of cloth |
| make haste | hurry |
| bay | curved inlet of sea |
| inlet | stretch of water between two islands |
| current | force of water flow |
| crouch | squat or bend down low |
| hurricane | severe storm with high winds |
| mutter | say something quietly; to grumble |
| plead | to beg |
| fathoms | depths (of water) |
| unconscious | not aware; in a coma |
| stoop | to bend down |
| horizon | where earth meets the sky |
| sob | to cry heavily |
| falter | stumble (physically or on words) |
| threshold | entryway in house |
| flickering | flashing light |
| lantern | lamp to carry |
| lad | boy |
| weary | tired |
| stern | strict |
| scarcely | barely/hardly |
| crooked | bent |
