homosexual sex between males; buggery; sodomy
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
if we put this another way; in other words; put differently
personification; anthropomorphization
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
change; transition; vicissitudes
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
individual; one by one; separate; each
opinion; point of view; visual point
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
aquatic (life); living in the water
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
depiction; description; portrayal
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
good things come to those who wait
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother