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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

2

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

2

Cambrian period

1

inhabiting; living

1

coexistence; living together

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

9

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

6

less than ...; smaller ...

1

immature form (of an organism); young animal

1

video camera; video camcorder

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

5

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

3

made of metal

13

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

2

increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

10

resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

19

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

3

and then; and so; and; so then

2

that is to say; so that means

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

4

shooting; gunning (down)

7

not necessarily so; is not always true

3

subordinate person

4

which; what (way)

1

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

2

profitable plan; good plan

2

safety; security

4

extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

9

external wound; (physical) trauma

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

14

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

tuning fork

2

spearhead

3

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

8

clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)

19

carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)

7

accumulation; accumulate; store

4

release; emission; ejection

3

that is; namely; i.e.

3

imitation; copying

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

5

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

3

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

19

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

3

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

touch; contact

7

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2