| A | B |
| endure | To carry on through, despite hardships |
| re-animated | To give new life to |
| at bay | to prevent someone from moving closer |
| Sirens | Singing woman who lured sailors with their enchanting music to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island |
| lures | Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward |
| doom | Inevitable destruction or ruin |
| Charybdis | a large whirlpool |
| whirlpool | A rapidly rotating current of water |
| skirted | Go around or past the edge of |
| Scylla | a horrible sea monster with four eyes, six long necks with grisly heads |
| maws | The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore |
| wolfed | To eat greedily or voraciously |
| disregarded | To pay no attention or heed to |