Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• to the bone: Thoroughly; completely; to the innermost part.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• on all-fours: Position with hands and knees on the ground.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• edge in: To insert oneself into a group or conversation gradually.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• check out
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• extreme: Very great in degree
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• blow: To move something using air
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• favor: Support or approval from people
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• neanderthal: An early form of humans long since extinct