scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
foreign enemy; outside invader
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
plural; multiple; several
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
world-destroying conflagration
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fireball; bolide; fireball
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to blaze; to burn brightly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
acceleration; speeding up
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow