frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
chapter one; first chapter
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
appointed time; timetable; schedule
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
flight time; number of flight hours
time; hour; period; class
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
difference; variation; difference
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply