| A | B |
| splendid | magnificent or impressive |
| preparations | the action of getting ready |
| complete | taking part in a contest and trying to win |
| spectators | people watching a game or sport |
| hush | a silence |
| coral | a tiny soft-bodied animal related to the jellyfish |
| erosion | the gradual destruction of something |
| inhabitated | something that is lived in |
| marsupials | mammals that are typically carried in pouches as babies |
| Outback | the uninhabited regions of Australia |
| flung | thrown forcefully |