to defend oneself; to protect oneself
survival; survivor; relic
release; emission; ejection
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
superheating; overheating
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
official announcement; proclamation
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
capacity; volume; capacitance
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
way out; means to escape; escape route
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding