| A | B |
| Launch | To send a rocket or a boat out onto the beginning of its journey |
| Maneuver | To move by using controls like on a car, ship or plane |
| Perilous | dangerous |
| Competent | Having the skill and ability to do something |
| Cramped | To be very crowded |
| Abort | To suddenly stop someting before it is intended time to stop, to cancel |
| Juggling | The circus act of keeping several objects in the air |
| Status | The current situation |
| Compensate | An action in response to and making up for another action |
| Explicit | Clear and fully expressed |
| Isolate | To put something separate from the rest |
| Stabilize | To make stable, unchanging |
| Sustain | To keep something alive |
| Scenario | A possible plan and its result |
| Hazardous | Very dangerous |
| Maximize | To make the most of, to get the largest amount |
| Perplexing | Very confusing |
| Tentatively | Unsure, done with doubt |
| Distracted | Not paying attention, thinking about something else |
| Squandered | To waste something; to use it up foolishly |
| Deteriorate | To gradually break down and fall apart |
| Intermittent | Something that happens occasionally and not on a regular schedule |
| Inadvertent | Something done by accident; done without paying attention |
| Consensus | A general agreement; the opinion of a group |
| Depleted | Used up; run down |
| Preliminary | Coming before and introducing or preparing for something more important |
| Skeptically | Done or said with doubt |
| Imprecise | Not exact |
| Obstruct | To get in the way of something |
| Disoriented | To be confused |