hot topic; talk of the town
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to get scarce; to run short
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
dry; dryness; dry (pleurisy)
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
pillar of light; column of light; beam of light; light pillar
every other; second; alternate
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(United States of) America; USA
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
priority level; degree of relative priority
sacrifice; sacrificial animal