far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
Antarctic Circle; the Antarctic
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
existence; being; presence
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
perfect; complete; flawless
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
people; men and women; each person; everybody
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
continuation; succession; series; continuous
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
serious; severe; grave; acute
to affect; to impact; to influence
around the world; throughout the world
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
simply; merely; only; solely
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
science fiction; sci-fi; SF