coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
dozens; scores of; decades
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
show; exhibition; spectacle