to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
so; like this; in this way
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to cover fully; to wrap around
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
call; summons; convening; convocation
safety; welfare; well-being
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to fight against; to oppose; to face
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
news; word; tidings; omen