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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

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centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

2

cotyledon; seed leaf

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embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)

2

albumen (of a seed, esp. the endosperm)

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seed coat; testa

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element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source

4

elementary particle; particle

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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main cause; primary factor

2

nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

3

ten years; decade

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

5

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

1

in all

2

tap; knock; bonk

1

8000; eight thousand; many

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

1

square metre; square meter

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lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

1

sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity

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creation; Creation (by God)

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resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy

1

spatial; space-like

1

usefulness

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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separation; farewell; parting

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developer

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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sexual act; sexual intercourse

1

deadly disease; sickness unto death

1

contracting a disease

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foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

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point in time; occasion

2

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

2

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be

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hint

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at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

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face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk

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prognostic symptoms; after-effect

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spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern

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