elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
stagnation; hindrance; delay
everything; anything; nothing
audience (with a person of high standing)
urgency; exigency; emergency
news; word; tidings; omen
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to rush over; to run up to
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
considerably; fairly; quite
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
business; errand; nature of one's business
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
legendary beast; magical beast
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to gather; to collect; to assemble
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
leader; authority; mainstay