acrid

(adj) Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell.

casualty

(n) A person killed or injured in a war or accident.

congested

(adj) 1. Overcrowded; filled too full. 2. Filled with fluid.

cope

(v) To manage problems or difficulties successfully.

headlong

(adj) With great speed or force; reckless. (adv) Recklessly; without time for careful thought.

hurtle

(v) To move with great force and speed.

impede

(v) To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of.

inevitable

(adj) Bound to happen; unavoidable.

initiate

(v) 1. To put into effect; to bring into use. 2. To take in as a member.

irate

(adj) Very angry; furious.

lax

(adj) 1. Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless. 2. Not tight; loose.

negligent

(adj) Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to.

smolder

(v) 1. To burn slowly without bursting into flames. 2. To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open.

stringent

(adj) Strict; severe.

throng

(n) A large number of people gathered together; a crowd. (v) To gather or move in large numbers.