research funds (expenses)
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one revolution; one rotation
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
go on!; right!; here goes!
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
strange disease; rare disease
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
steady; sound; reliable; solid
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
one end; an end; part; fragment
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to keep watch; to stand guard
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
concealment; suppression; hiding
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to be relieved; to feel relieved
numerator; molecule; member; element