abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
heating; application of heat
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
World Trade Center; WTC; twin towers
transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
high voltage; high pressure
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to become dim; to become blurred
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
two (long cylindrical things)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
at the last moment; this late in the game
useless resistance; vain struggle