| A | B |
| stocky | short, solid, and sturdy in build |
| lanky | tall and thin |
| rucksack | backpack |
| residential | area in a community where people live |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| sabotage | deliberate damage to property |
| Resistance | organization of patriots in an occupied country who fight back by secret means; in this book the Danish against the Nazis |
| dawdled | lingered; wasted time |
| rationed | limited the amounts given out |
| sarcastically | scornfully; mockingly |
| swastika | crosslike symbol adopted by Nazi Germany |
| torment | torture |
| congregation | a gathering of people, especially a group meeting for religious worship or instruction |
| glowering | staring angrily |
| rabbi | minister of a Jewish congregation |
| relocation | movement of someone or something to a new place |
| submerged | covered totally with water |
| synagogue | Jewish house of worship |
| belligerently | in a "ready to fight" angry way or manner |
| briskly | in a swift manner or way |