state of emergency; emergency; crisis
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
aerial tanker; refueling aircraft
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
landing; alighting; touch down
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
flap (of an aircraft wing)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
touchdown (as in rugby, etc.)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to surround; to crowd around
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to rush over; to run up to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)