a sudden occurrence of many things at once -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

also know as recapitulation which means a concise summary -----------------------------------------------------------------------------...

something that requires thought and skill for resolution -------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

from this place ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

  a process of change in a certain direction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

to impress ( interesting fact: this word was first used in 1867 )   ----------------------------------------------------------------...