stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
near; nearby; not far off
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to raise one's voice; to shout
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
surroundings; environs; circumference
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
disaster film; disaster movie
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
two times; twice; two degrees
long ago; a long time ago; already
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling