first spark
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- emberGlowing coal fragment
- kindleStart a blaze
- flashBrief burst of light
- inceptionFounding moment
beginning · origin · flicker · flame · inspiration · catalyst · genesis · lightning · idea · eureka · glimmer · birth · dawn · combustion · match · striker · tinder · awakening
temporal position in a process
first sparklast gasp
Final desperate attempt
conclusion · culmination · terminus · final chapter · dying breath
creative/generative energy
first sparkashes
Burned matter's residue
extinction · burnout · fizzle · spent fuel · exhaustion