| A | B |
| stroke | a sudden weakening or loss of consciousness caused by a rupture or an obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain |
| yelp | to utter a sharp, quick, shrill cry |
| woozy | somewhat dizzy, nauseated, or weak; slightly ill |
| spectators | people in an audience; onlookers; observers |
| brim | the edge or rim of a cap |
| stoop | a porch or platform at the entrance of a house |
| klutzy | the act of being clumsy |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| caper | a prank or a trick; an illegal or questionable act |
| jabbering | talking rapidly; chattering |
| clammy | cold and damp |
| bulged | to become or cause to become protuberant; swelled |
| blubbered | cried noisily |
| sprinter | someone who runs at full speed for a short distance |
| drenched | wet thoroughly; soaked |
| pneumonia | an inflammatory disease of the lungs which causes coughs |
| frantically | very excitedly; wild with rage or fear; disordered anxiousness |
| gaping | to stare with the mouth wide open |
| snarl | to make an angry growling sound while showing the teeth |
| demolish | to destroy; to pull or tear down |
| groping | feeling or searching blindly for something |
| tradition | an established or usual pattern of customs or beliefs |
| piped | spoke in a high or shrill voice |
| baton | a stick passed by each runner in a relay team to the next runner |
| straightaway | a straight stretch (as at a racetrack) |
| gasp | to catch the breath loudly as if in shock |
| heave | to rise or lift upward |
| pennants | flags displayed by champions of sports teams for championships |
| eroding | gradually eating into or wearing away |
| cinder | small pieces of rock or slag often used on running tracks |
| milled | moving around in a circle in a group |
| demon | an evil spirit |