| Swarmed | To move around in a large group. |
| Wrenched | To twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist |
| Cutlass | A short heavy curved sword with one edge |
| Headlong | With the head first and the rest of the body following |
| Unconscious | Not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition |
| Briskly | In a practical and confident way |
| Trotted | If a horse or similar animal with four legs trots, it runs at its slowest speed, using short steps in which a front leg and the back leg on the opposite side move together |
| Bucked | To force a way through or proceed against (an obstacle |
| Boom | A loud, deep, resonant sound |
| Lurched | To make a sudden unsteady movement forward or sideways |
| Receded | To go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw |
| Scarce | Very small in amount or number |
| Morale | The amount of confidence and enthusiasm |
| Circumnavigation | The act of sailing all the way around something, especially all the way around the world |
| Subdue | Defeat them or bring them under control by using force |
| Stake | A share in something, esp. a financial share in a business, or an emotional investment in something |
| Perished | To die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed |
| Ailment | An often persistent bodily disorder or disease |
| Eerily | In a strange, mysterious and frightening way |
| Reap | Cut or gather (a crop or harvest) |
