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prey
an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
daytime
the time of day when the sky is light
exploite
an exciting act or action
creature
an animal or any type, a person usually of a specific type
occupy
to live in (house, department), to fill (a space, place), to fill or use (amount of time)
favour
a kind or helpful act that you do for someone, approval
probable
likely to happen or to be true but not certain
nocturnal
active mainly during the night, happening at night
ancestry
a person ancestors: the people who were in your family in past time
dominate
to have control of or power over
mammalian
a type of animal that feeds milk to its young and that usually has hair or fur covering most of its skin
ancestor
a person who was in someone’s family in past time, an animal in the past from which a modern animal developed
scrape
to rub or cause(something) to rub against a hard surface and make a harsh and usually unpleasant sound
mysterious
strange, unknown, or difficult to understand
mass
a quantity or aggregate of master usually of considerable size, a large of quantity, amount
extinction
the state or situation that results when something (such as a plant or animal spices) has died completely
emerge
to become known or apparent
substantial
large in amount, size, or number
somehow
in a way that is not known or certain
muddy
filled or covered with mud, not clear or bright: dull or cloudy
obstruct
to block so that something cannot move through easily
scatter
to cause (things or people) to separe and go in different directions
manoeuvre
maneuve, a clever or skillful action or movement, a planned movement of soldiers or ship
lantern
a light that has usually a glass covering and that can be carried by a handle
searchlight
a very bright light that can be aimed in different directions and that is used to find people or things in the dark
bacteria
plural of bacterium, anyone of a group of very small living things that often cause disease
mate
checkmate, to arrest, thwart; to check ( a check opponent’s king) so that escape is impossible
prohibitive
so high that people are prevented from using or buying something, almost certain to perform, win, etc., in the expected way
pinprick
a small hole that is made by a pin or other sharp tool, a very small point or dot
vastly
very great in size, amount, or extent
detect
to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.)
expose
to leave (something) withour covering or protection; to reveal (something hidden, dishonest, etc.)
tiny
very small
fraction
a number, a part or amount of something
bounce
to cause (a ball, rock, etc,) to hit against a surface and quickly move in a different and sually opposite direction, to move with a lot of energy and excitement
immensely
very great in size, amount
illuminate
brightened with light, enlightened
path
a track that is made by people or animals walking v? the ground
signal
an event or cat which shows that sthing exists or that gives information about sthing
weird
uncanny, unusual or strange
hink
a small piece of information that helps you guessan answer or do sthing more easily
uncanny
strange or unusual in a way that is surprising or difficult to understand
facial vision
an awareness of obstacles independent of vision that is often considerably developed in blind persons and probably dependent on tactile perception of reflected sound waves
sensation
a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences, the ability to feel things through your physical senses
aware
knowing that sthing such as a situation, condition or proble exist, feeling, understanding
perceive
to notice or become aware of sthing, to think of some or sthing as being sthing stated; nhan thuc linh hoi
phantom limb
an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated-called also phantom pain
phantom
the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to iving people,something that is no real and exists only in a person’s mind
limb
one of the projecting paired appendages as wings of an animal body used espeially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory ror sexual organs; a leg or arm of a human being; a primary branch of a tree
echo
a sound that is a copy of another sound and that is produced when sound waves bounce off a surface (such as a wall), something resembles something else
presence
the fact of being in a particular place:the state of being present
submarines
located below the surface of the water
