A Crack in the Sea by H.M. Bouwman Part 5 Chapter 1 - Part 6 Chapter 3

to make known to others : REVEAL, DISCLOSE

But the old Raft King refused to divulge the specifics.

to begin (a journey)

Many people wanted to go, to travel someplace entirely new, to embark on a grand adventure.

something that happens because of luck : an unexpected or unusual thing that happens by accident

"A fluke. Not something to be tried lightly."

the act of keeping apart from others : the condition of being kept apart from others

The ways of Raftworld and isolation and trading and traversing the second world and visiting the Islanders.

serving as a temporary substitute

Jupiter sat down on this makeshift bench.

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as

"I thought it was a metaphor," said the second guard.

the art of showing a character or telling a story using body movements and gestures without words

He mimed drinking and looked like he wanted to say more but wasn't sure of the words.

to study (something) by looking at its parts closely : analyze

He wanted to parse those words.

someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons

Walking like angels -like refugees, like survivors, like miracles given bodies.

to move in a violent and confused way

Never rushing into roiled waters.

to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out

It might surprise you to know that while Pip was talking to the fish, his head underwater and his feet sprawled on the dock, the Raft King -standing with Jupiter and the two rowers - was not really thinking about Pip at all.

expressed with force

(Caesar nodded vehemently)