shady; underhanded; questionable
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
natural disaster; cataclysm
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
major earthquake; large earthquake
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
inland districts; inland areas
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
uninhabited island; desert island
filtration; filtering; percolation
foreign matter; impurities
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
precision instrument or machine
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
all-out war; full-scale war
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
gale; violent (strong) wind
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)