| A | B |
| famished | starved or hungry |
| premonition | forewarning |
| resolution | determination |
| alien | strange |
| congealed | solidified |
| apprehension | fear |
| Maui | polynesian god of fishermen |
| Kivi | albatross |
| Motu Tabu | forbidden island |
| Moana | polynesian god of the sea |
| Tavani Nui | Mafatu's father |
| Uri | Mafatu's dog |
| desperate | having an urgent need for something |
| perspire | to give out sweat from the pores of the skin |
| tempt | to persuade or try to persuade to commit an unwise action |
| sustenance | food and other necessities to support life |
| current | the flow of a body of water |
| idle | not working or devoted to not working |
| shoal | a school of fish or other aquatic animals |
| sennit | a braided cord of plaited rope, straw or grass |
| ominous | seeming to fortell or be a sign of trouble or disaster |
| tumult | agitation or commotion |
| squall | a brief, sudden, and violent storm |
| unhampered | allowing progress or free movement |