to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
final game; final games; the finals
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan