| A | B |
| play possum | to pretend to be dead |
| groggy | stunned or confused and slow to react |
| bedlam | a state of extreme confusion and disorder |
| barrage | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area |
| challenger | the contestant you hope to defeat |
| ghetto | a poor densely populated city district |
| champ | someone who has won first place in a competition |
| unbridled | not restrained or controlled |
| flail | an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick |
| elimination | the act of removing or getting rid of something |
| bilingual | using or knowing two languages |
| bout | a contest or fight |
| tenement | a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards |
| hunch | an impression that something might be the case |
| superimpose | place on top of |
| theme | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion |
| clarity | the quality of being coherent and easily understood |
| improvise | manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand |
| context | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation |
| perpetual | continuing forever or indefinitely |
| emerging | coming into existence |
| panel | sheet that forms a distinct section of something |
| technical | of or relating to aptitude in a practical skill |
| glimpse | a brief or incomplete view |
| influence | a power to affect persons or events |
| commence | set in motion, cause to start |
| representative | serving to typify |