| A | B |
|---|
| accountable | responsible |
| alibi | explanation; reason; defense; excuse |
| booming | successful; thriving; prospering |
| fueling | building up; enlarging; strengthening |
| indecision | uncertainty; not sure |
| muster | call up; gather; collect; bring together |
| needle | bother; annoy; pester |
| obligingly | willingly; agreeably; |
| obscured | hidden; concealed; covered |
| precautions | care taken beforehand; carefulness; accident prevention |
| remarkably | unusually; uncommonly |
| shorthanded | in need of more workers; understaffed |
