learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
genuine article; real thing; real deal
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
professor; teaching; instruction
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
study; research; investigation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
adds force or indicates command
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to accept; to receive; to agree
house mouse (Mus musculus)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to bring; to take; to bring about
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that is to say; so that means