| A | B |
| awe | a feeling of fear or nervous wonder |
| catastrophe | a terrible disaster; something that causes great loss and suffering |
| collide | to come together with great force |
| consequence | a result or outcome |
| deceive | intend to mislead |
| fatality | a death resulting from a disaster |
| improvise | to make do with whatever is on hand |
| loom | to appear in a sudden and frightening way |
| lull | to cause to relax |
| placid | calm and peaceful |
| predicament | a difficult or trying situation |
| priority | the condition of being first; before all others in importance |
| reinforce | to increase or strengthen |
| stern | the rear part of the boat |
| treacherous | actually dangerous while seeming to be safe |