about, almost: fere
ask: petō, -ere, petīvī or petiī, petītus
auxiliaries: auxilia, -ōrum, n. (pl.)
delay: moror, 1
demand: flāgitō, 1
eight hundred: octingentī, -ae, -a
extend: pateō, -ēre, -uī
field: ager, agrī, m.
forest: silva, -ae, f.
hasten: contendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentum
help: auxilium, -ī, n.
Verbs of demanding more commonly take ā with the ablative, instead of the accusative of the person.
E.g.: tribūnātum ā Caesare petīvī (I asked a tribuneship of Caesar)
(But not flagitare for some reason?)