decorative lights; illumination
fully armed; armed to the teeth
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
fire; trace of fire; force of a fire; cause of a fire (lighter, match, spark, etc.)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
telecommunications equipment; communication device
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot; always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to slide into; to slip into
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
in proportion to; just as much as
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling