Falling
Falling adjective - Coming down freely under the influence of gravity.
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Going down and falling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Going down" instead an adjective "Falling".
Going down
Falling and going down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Falling" instead an adjective "Going down".
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Explained in that their team had already turned its back on the government by falling in with Ed Harris' character, so they were going down either way.
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She makes going down the stairs without falling face first a difficult task.
Source: Visual Novel / Da Capo -
Taking You with Me: Subverted in "If I Fall You're Going Down with Me", since the falling refers to love and not death.
Source: Music / Dixie Chicks
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