| A | B |
| extreme anxiety or emotional torment | anguish |
| to cry out with pleasure | crowing |
| the most important character in a novel, play, story, etc. | protagonist |
| with enthusiasm, fondness, or passion | warmly |
| spirit; bad luck | jumbi |
| a structure, reservoir, or container for collecting rainwater | catchment |
| a sudden strong wind, often with heavy rain | squall |
| hurricane | tempest |
| to become or feel less motivated, confident, or optimistic | discouraged |
| feeling or expressing great contempt for somebody or something | scornfully |
| favorably affected | impressed |
| to move with a forceful twisting movement | wrenching |
| white | alabaster |
| empty | barren |
| to strike something with a quick sharp blow | rapped |
| made up of or containing a large number | mass |
| small, low island, usually sandy, situated on a coral reef platform | cay |
| solemn and serious in manner | gravely |
| to be without hope and enthusiasm | disheartened |
| moving frantically | flailing |
| give honor | dignify |
| mysterious; scary | eerie |