| A | B |
| ascent | if something is on the ascent, it is moving upward |
| perilous | very dangerous |
| unpredictability | e ability to change suddenly and therefore cannot be predicted |
| lunar | having to do with the moon |
| likelihood | the chance that something will happen |
| hover | stay in the air in one place |
| impending | about to happen or occur |
| presumably | used to say when you think something will probably happen or be true |
| option | the choice of one item from a set of several |
| random | done by chance or without a pattern |
| descent | the act of going from a higher level to a lower level |
| painstakingly | in a way that shows you have made a lot of effort to do something |
| abort | stop something before it is finished because of danger or problems |
| trip | cause an alarm to turn on |
| surreal | very strange or unusual, sometimes feeling like a dream |
| slug | a small piece of metal, ice or plastic |
| frenetic | having excitement, confusion or activity |
| unfurl | cause something that is rolled up to open |
| simultaneously | at the same time |
| consensus | an idea or opinion that is shared by other people |