| A | B |
| journalist | one who writes for, edits, manages, or produces a newspaper or magazine |
| famine | starvation; great shortage |
| revive | bring back or come back to life or consciousness |
| commence | begin; start |
| observant | quick to notice; watchful |
| identify | recognize as being, or show to be, a certain person or thing |
| migrate | move from one place to another |
| vessel | a ship; a hollow container; tube containing body fluid |
| persist | continue firmly; refuse to stop or be changed |
| hazy | misty; smoky; unclear |
| gleam | a flash or beam of light |
| editor | person who prepares a publication; one who corrects a manuscript and helps to improve it |
| unruly | hard to rule or control |
| rival | person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another |
| violent | acting or done with strong, rough force |
| brutal | coarse and savage; cruel |
| opponent | person who is on the other side of a fight, game, or discussion |
| brawl | a noisy quarrel or fight |
| duplicate | an exact copy; repeat exactly |
| vicious | wicked; savage |
| whirling | turning or swinging round and round; spinning |
| underdog | person having the worst of any struggle; one who is expected to lose |
| thrust | push with force |
| bewildered | confused completely; puzzled |