If someone takes flight, they run away from an unpleasant situation or place.
Easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
“Other substances used in volatile substance abuse are solvent, which comprise one of the other areas the minister wants examined”.
Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
“The political situation was becoming more volatile”
Uncomfortable
Inflammatory
He has a volatile temper.
The international oil markets have been highly volatile since the early 1970s.
If someone is volatile their mood often changes quickly.
It’s thought that the blast occurred when volatile chemicals exploded.
A handout is a gift of money, clothing, or food, which is given free to poor people.
Take wing
Wing its way
If something mounts, it increases in intensity.
For several hours, tension mounted.
There was mounting concern in her voice.
The uncollected garbage mounts in city streets.
She ignored her mounting debts.
His medical bills mounted up.