| A | B |
|---|
| nervous | uneasy; uncomfortable |
| career | occupation; work |
| benefit | advantage |
| improvise | to make up |
| screen | a surface or area on which movies or television images are shown |
| respected | admired |
| rupture | to break open; to burst |
| ballasts | weights used to make a gondola heavier |
| descend | to go down |
| ascending | going up |
| threat | something dangerous that might happen |
| aloft | high; above the earth |
| biennial | happening every tow years |
| qualify | to prove oneself worthy |
| competitors | people who play in a contest or game |
| contests | organized sport events |
| habit | an outfit worn by a nun |
| national | having to do with a whole country |
| prefer | to want one thing instead of another |
| scheduled | happening at definite times |
| canals | waterways used like roads |
| passengers | people who travel in a bus, train, or plane |
| islands | bodies of land surrounded by water |
| regulated | kept in working order; controlled |
| obstacles | barriers; difficulties |
| movement | crusade; organized effort |
| ultimately | finally; at last |
| quotas | shares, positions held for a certain group |
| bias | an unfair opinion or influence in favor of or against someone or something |
| neurosurgery | operate on spine or brain |
