WORDS

diary: personal journal - bearing: carrying - stake: to reserve ter­ritory - stores: nec­essary things for the winter - reckon with: take account of - struggle: fight -  tracks: marks in the snow - ounce: a few grams - claim: reserve - according to: in the words of - shoddy: of poor quality - spot: place - shrink: get smaller - boast: be proud of - stage coach: passenger coach - seek: look for - provide: ensure, give, supply -  death warrant: death order - dismantle: take to pieces - perish: die