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with great care and effort

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painstaking

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able to be seen and touched

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tangible

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close examination

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scrutiny

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a break in system or agreement which causes to fail

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breach

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the ability to use and understand computers well

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computer literacy

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a computer program in which data is recorded in rows and columns for calculations or plans,

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spreadsheet

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copy the way sb/sth acts or speaks

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mimic

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get and use sth very easily

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at your fingertips

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functioning correctly

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up and running

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have imaginative and original ideas

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think outside the box

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terrrible

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ghastly

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the theory of physics around the idea that energy exists in indivisible units

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quantum theory

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more advanced than a current trend

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ahead of the curve

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the arrival of a new invention

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advent

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not giving enough care and attention

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negligence

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sb who is 100 years old or more

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centenarian

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an action or decision in the past which was the same or similar to one that happened later

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precedent

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keep on trying despite adverse conditions

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persevere

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the gas emitted when people or animals breathe out, by plants or by burning

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carbon dioxide

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from own side to another and back again

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back and forth

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with the wrong side facing

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back to front

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in slow and steady steps

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little by little

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approximately; nearly

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more or less

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out of danger, not harmed

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safe and sound

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repeatedly; regularly

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time after time

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difficult situation that may have an unpleasant outcome

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touch and go

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damage to things from normal everyday use

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wear and tear

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a minor problem or delay

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hitch

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a small seed of a plant such as rice; a small hard piece or amount of sth

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grain

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plural of fungus; organisms like a plant without leaves that grows on other plants

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fungi

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an ancestor

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progenitor

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the genetic material of a living thing

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genome

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a change in the structure of sth;

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mutation

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move suddenly and quickly

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spring

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continue to do sth; go on (to do sth after sth else)

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proceed

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come from a particular place/source

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originate

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of critical importance

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crucial

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give a clue to explain the cause of sth

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shed light on

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examine sth in detail

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sift

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