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life-form

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

3

Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene

10

fossil fuel

1

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

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

4

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

2

increase in activity; activation

1

natural gas

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

4

months and years

1

why; how

3

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

history

1

mining

4

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

2

damage; injury; loss

1

greenhouse effect

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

if; in case; supposing

1

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

again; once more; a second time

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

conclusion

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

to state; to express; to mention

2

visual

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

2

Nankai trough

1

Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)

1

south

3

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

area of ocean

1

global warming

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

4

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)

1

primary cause; main factor

3

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

4

interior; inside; internal

3

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

clear; distinct; evident; definite

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

1