| A | B |
| stout | strong and heavy |
| churn | stirred up |
| perch | small fish |
| ails | makes you feel bad |
| strain | put forth too much effort |
| sound | good condition |
| hull | body of a ship |
| stern | back end of a boat |
| flounder | flopped around |
| faint | very weak |
| waist | around the middle part of the body |
| flail | swing their arms around like crazy |
| fret | worry |
| snout | nose of an animal |
| swirl | twist around |
| surfer | person who rides a surfboard |
| perch | stand on something that is unsteady or high |
| wail | cry out in pain |
| survive | lived through |
| serious | important and not funny |
| termites | bugs that eat wood |
| suddenly | somthing happens all at once |
| tiller | the handle that steers the boat |