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evolution; progress

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failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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natural selection

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being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)

2

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

2

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

5

to regurgitate

1

mutual aid

1

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

wide turn; detour; the long way around

1

needless to say; it goes without saying that

1

pigeon; dove

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

9

sleep

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

3

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

1

primitive; original

4

wear; abrasion

3

self-consciousness; self-awareness

2

to hold one's breath

1

rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

to incline one's head

6

angle

1

wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour

1

high temperature

2

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

2

plastic

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

3

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

1

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

4

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

5

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

manufacture; production

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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section

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