| A | B |
| preliminary | an introductory or preparatory step |
| minimal | barely adequate; the least possible |
| sacrifice | the surrender or destruction of something prized |
| oozing | to flow or exude slowly |
| delirious | wild with excitement |
| flailing | to thrash or move about |
| jerry-rigged | organzied or constructed in an unorganized manner |
| crosswind | a wind that blows at right angles |
| recuperate | to recover from a sickness or exhaustion |
| lumbering | to move clumsily or heavily |
| choreograph | to manage, maneuver, or direct |
| spontaneous | without premeditation; unplanned |
| commentator | a person who discusses news, sports, weather and the like, as on TV or radio |
| disorientated | to cause to lose one's way |
| cholera | an acute intestinal infection |
| famine | an extreme scaracity of food |
| epidemic | extremely prevalent; widespread |
| entitled | lay right or claim to something |
| corpse | a dead body |
| carcass | the dead body of an animal |