- by: no later than
- canoeing: the sport of canoeing
- close call: something extremely serious that almost happens
- die: to stop living
- drown: die because you are underwater
- in-class: during a class
- lit: abbreviation of literature
- literature: written works
- miss out on: not to be involved in something
- novel: a long story
- paradise: a very beautiful place
- regret: feel sorry about something you did
- rescue: the act of saving someone
- snowed under: a lot of work to do
- take turns: do the same thing, one after another
- time: experience
- to sink: to go under the surface of the water