| A | B |
| excellent | very, very good. |
| license | permission given by law to do something. |
| clumsy | awkward in moving. |
| heron | a wading bird with a long neck, a long bill, and long legs. |
| salmon | a large food fish with silver scales and yellowish-pink flesh. |
| boulder | a large rock, rounded or worn by the action of water and weather. |
| oyster | shellfish with a rough, irregular shell in two halves. |
| vessel | ship; large boat. |
| rudder | a movable flat piece of wood or metal at the end of a boat or ship by which it is steered. |
| reel | sway, swing, or rock under a blow or shock. |
| seep | ooze; trickle. |
| wade | walk through water, snow, sand, mud or anything that hinders free motion. |
| craft | special skill. |
| schooner | ship with two or more masts and sails set lengthwise. |
| fleet | group of ships under one command. |
| chart | map. |
| canal | waterway dug across land for ships or small boats to go through or to carry water to places that need it. |
| dense | closely packed together. |
| reed | a kind of tall grass that grows in wet places. |
| scurry | run quickly. |