| A | B |
|---|
| to be absorbed in something | to be concentrating on something |
| to absorb | to soak up |
| to ache | to feel pain |
| to amuse | to entertain |
| amusing | fun, interesting |
| to confront | to face without fear |
| to distract | to get someone's attention away from something |
| to drift | to float away by air or water |
| to explode | to blow up lsuch as a bomb |
| explosives (n.) | things that blow up such as bombs |
| feedback (n.) | information on results, noise |
| fictional (adj.) | made up, not real |
| fierce (adj.) | courageous |
| to fulfill | to bring to completion |
| to grip | to grab, to hold tight |
| intellectual (adj.) | of the mind |
| an intellectual (n.) | intelligent person |
| interval (n.) | an intervening time or space |
| lung (n.) | internal organ used for breathing |
| medal (n.) | award |
| to motivate | to provide an incentive for doing something |
| to overcome | to be successful in conquering something |
| to be overcome by something | to be taken over by something |
| peer (n.) | a person similar to you |
| to peer through or over something | to look through or over something |
| to strive to | to work hard toward something |
| tension (n.) | stress, tightness |
| thus (adv.) | therefore; in this manner |
| trivial (adj.) | unimportant |
| trivia (n.) | unimportant information |
| worthwhile (adj.) | worth one's time or effort |
