| Term | Definition |
| banked | heap a fire with tightly packed fuel so it burns slowly |
| resolve | decide firmly on a course of action |
| durable | able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage |
| stead | be advantageous or useful to someone over time in the future |
| woe | used humorously to warn someone that they will be in trouble if they do a specified thing |
| implements | a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment used for a particular purpose |
| charge | entrust (someone) with a task as a duty or responsibility |
| aloft | up into the air, overhead |
| fell | cut down a tree |
| sennit | plaited straw, hemp, or similar fibrous material |
| score | a group or set of twenty or about twenty |
| persistent | occurring repeatedly over a prolonged period |
| pareu | a kind of sarong made of a single piece of printed cotton cloth |
| multitude | a large number |
| thatch | a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves or a similar material |
| fashion | manner of doing something |
| elation | great happiness and exhilaration |
| imperative | of vital importance; crucial |
| fronds | the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant |
| culprit | person responsible for a crime or other misdeed |