hatchet

amphibious

able to live both on land and in water

apparent

easy to see or understand

asset

fine or valuable thing to have

diminish

make or become less in size or importance

gestures

motion made by some part of the body

interlaced

to join or become joined by weaving or lacing together

jets

to spout or shoot out in a stream

lushly

growing thick or healthy

relative

as compared with something else

pulverized

to destroy completely

receded

to go backward

rivulets

a little stream

ruefully

showing or feeling sorrow or regret

segment

any of the parts into which something is divided

seepage

leak through small openings

gingerly

in a careful way

gorge

to stuff with food; devour