impend
be imminent or about to happen
wanting
inadequate in amount or degree
tusk
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
walrus
either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
carouse
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
boisterous
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
rattled
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
hindsight
understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
heavenward
directed toward heaven or the sky
