downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

hailstone - small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm

greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

descend, derive, come - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone

come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"