Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Melt
Melt verb - To cease to be visible.
Usage example: the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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Both words in one sentence
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Subverted in BIONICLE, in which Tahu defends himself from Nektann by using his fire powers to melt most of his enemy's armour off and incapacitate him- but making a clear point of not killing him in the process.
Source: Kill It with Fire -
Little Witch Academia has a small vial of poison melt a huge monster, and the resulting sludge bores a clear round hole through the floor it was standing on.
Source: Poison Is Corrosive
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