| A | B |
|---|
| marshland | low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water |
| foggy | full of or surrounded by fog |
| rotting | decomposed, putrefacient, putrefied |
| to poke | to jab or prod |
| to have a crush on someone | to like someone, to be attracted |
| to stare at | to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness |
| saltwater taffy | variety of soft taffy originally produced and marketed in the Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| wander | to move or travel about, in, or through (a place) without any definite purpose or destination |
| wound up | brought to a state of great tension |
| clammy | Disagreeably moist, sticky, and cold to the touch |
| to yank away | to jerk someone or something away from someone or something |
| gross | vulgar, offensive, crude, rude, obscene, |
| shortish | of little length; not long |
| sigh | to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief |
| bare | unclothed; exposed |
| smack in the middle | exactly in the middle |
| to dread | To be in terror of |
| to prop up | support by placing against something solid or rigid |
| toss | to throw lightly |
| haphazardly | in a random way |
| scab | the dried crusty surface of a healing skin wound or sore |
| sucker | a person who is easily deceived or swindled |
| to lug | to carry or drag (something heavy) with great effort |
| to nod | to lower and raise (the head) briefly, as to indicate agreement |
| to plop down | o fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop |
| to blurt | to say or to utter suddenly or impulsively |
| to drape | to place casually and loosely; hang |
| qualm | a sudden sensation of misgiving or unease |
| bend down | lean over |
| muffled | being or made softer or less loud or clear |
| fateful day | disastrous day |
| spare | a duplicate kept as a replacement in case of damage or loss |
| wistfully | Pensively sad; melancholy |
| taxing | demanding, onerous, and wearing |
