recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
considerably; greatly; a lot
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
unprecedented; record-breaking
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
war; fighting; fierce competition
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
space flight; spaceflight
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
historic; historical; traditional
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
certainly; surely; definitely
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...