| A | B |
|---|
| August | the eighth month of the year |
| avoid | keep away from; keep out of the way of |
| champion | person, animal or thing that wins first place in a game or contest; first, ahead of all others |
| collect | bring together; ask and receive pay for debts owed |
| collection | bringing together; money gathered from people; mass or heap |
| condition | state in which a person or thing is; good health; set of circumstances |
| damage | harm or injury that lessens value or usefulness |
| defend | keep safe, protect; act, speak, or write in favor of |
| demand | ask for with authority; desire and ability to buy |
| develop | grow, bring or come into being or activity; work out in greater and greater detail |
| imitate | try to be like; copy; act like; look like |
| immediately | at once, without delay; next, with nothing between |
| invent | make or think out something new; make up |
| invention | making something new; the thing invented; a made-up story, false |
| program | items making up an entertainment; list of items or event set down in order |
| rise | get up; advance in importance or rank; become more cheerful, improve |
| sixth | next after the fifth; one of six equal partsl |
| strength | quality of being strong; degree of strength |
| twelfth | next after the 11th; one of 12 equal parts |
| victory | defeat of an enemy or opponent |
| tear gas | a gas that irritates the eyes, causing temporary blindness |
| hostage | A person who is held by an enemy until certain requirements are met |
| blast | to attack vigorously; to shatter by or as if by an explosive |
| backward | opposite to the usual way; toward a worse state |
