prompts — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
junctures — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
occasions — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
winks — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
