| A | B |
|---|
| grabbed | took hastily |
| proud | having proper self-respect |
| explained | gave an understandable reason for |
| counter | a level surface (as a table) over which business is done or food is served or on which goods are displayed |
| raw | being in or nearly in the natural state |
| gathered | came or brought together into a group or mass or unit |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution |
| problem | something to be worked out or solved |
| solution | an answer to a problem |
| basement | the part of a building that is entirely or partly below ground level |
| suggestion | something (as a thought or plan) that is suggested |
| advice | an opinion or suggestion offered about a decision or course of conduct |
| steady | firm in position; not easily moved or upset |
