| A | B |
|---|
| mishap | an unlucky accident or event |
| rustling | the sound that leaves or papers make when the move in the wind |
| lecture | talk to a person or group of people to teach them something |
| beacon | something that guides someone or something to a place |
| torment | suffering great emotional or physical pain |
| surge | increase suddenly and strongly; move powerfully and quickly |
| disadvantage | problem that makes something difficult or less good |
| balk | be unwilling to do something or allow something to happen |
| quaking | the act of shaking because you are very frightened |
| fare | succeed in something |
| bluff | a cliff or a high area of rock with a very steep side |
| fret | be very nervous or worried |
| earshot | the range of distance where it is possible to be heard or hear something |
| bramble | a wild bush that has thorns and produces blackberries |
| slosh | move with a splashing sound through water or other wet areas |
| embrace | hold someone tightly with both arms to express love |
| watertight | having no openings to let water come in |
| scold | speak angry at someone because of something wrong that they have done |
| retrieve | find and bring something back |
| drenched | extremely wet |
