What are five important words in A Long Way Gone?

K-47: a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov; its relative cheapness and the ease of replacing parts made it a common weapon in various third-world conflicts such as the Sierra Leone civil war

Brown brown: cocaine mixed with gunpowder; a common drug used by the soldiers in the military as a cheap high both during and between combat encounters

Calabash: a fruit which can either be harvested while young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle.

Carseloi Mende: for "spider," a name Ishmael Beah's grandmother gives him due to his tricky nature.

Cassava: also called yuca or manioc, cassava is a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family native to South America; it is a staple of many diets for its ability to thrive in tropical climates and its starchy content.