Parents often become frustrated when their children respond to serious conversations with (a)   and bored expressions

Jasmine was annoyed by customers not paying with exact change, so she (a)   cash payments and required credit card payments only.

Phil referred to his fainting spell in front of the whole school as his “ (a)   incident” and tried to change the subject anytime someone asked him about it.

Josiah’s mom waited too long to purchase the year’s most popular toy, and now she has no idea where she can (a)   one only two days before the holiday.

Even though Jamisha was (a)   faster than her brother, she chose to slow down to help him train for and complete his first marathon

Hallie told her brother it was (a)   to make important decisions without even researching options.

Lisa hated change and became (a)   when her boss presented new ideas.

The people believed their lives would improve if a different  (a)   was in power.

In order to be sure the banks were not (a)   , the government appointed a committee to watch for any dishonest transactions or behavior.