| A | B |
| pitches | steep slopes |
| futile | hopeless |
| scrabbling | struggling, groping |
| gully | a deep ditch cut into the earth by running water |
| dismayed | troubled, distressed |
| frightened | made afraid |
| plowed | made one's way steadily and with effort |
| ascending | going upward |
| reassured | caused to feel secure |
| enclosed | to surround |
| stamina | the power to resist fatique |
| excitment | a state of activity or agitation |
| adventure | an unusual or exciting experience |
| concentrate | give one's full attention to |
| discomfort | feeling of uneasiness |
| grudges | deep feelings of resentment |
| monstrous | huge, enormous |
| terrified | frightened |
| unsure | not certain |
| receding | moving away from |
| redirect | change the course of |
| engulfed | swallowed up or overwhelmed by something |
| eroded | worn away |
| immobile | unable to move |
| cautious | careful |
| boundaries | edges, borders |
| upright | in a vertical position |
| momentum | the force or speed tha tan object has when it moves |
| maneuver | a planned movement |
| refugees | people who flee in search of protection or shelter |
| repositioning | changing the location or placment of something |