current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
calamity; disaster; accident
(political) power; authority; influence
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
two colours; two varieties; two types
subversion (of the state)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
incendiary bomb; firebomb
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
course; route; path; process; means
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)