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Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

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influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

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to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

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grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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mother

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womb; uterus

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interior; inside; internal

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single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded

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multicellular

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fish; fishes

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amphibia; amphibian

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beast; brute; animal

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

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to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

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examination method; method of investigation; search procedure

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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21st century

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descendant; progeny; offspring

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resemblance; similarity; analogy

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to be found; to be discovered

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really; truly

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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what is it?

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one hand

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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enumeration; list

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to set (sun); to become dark

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rental video; video rental shop

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rental

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round; tranquil; contentedly at ease

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finger; toe; digit

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single standard; single base; single-feature show

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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to; towards; for

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