scientific world; world of science; scientific circles; scientific community
official announcement; proclamation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be in danger of; to be liable to
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to challenge (a person) to a fight
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
stairs; stairway; staircase
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
grasp; catch; understanding
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
opinion; point of view; visual point
computer game; video game
still (continuing); as ever; further
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim