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evolutionary theory; theory of evolution

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Flying Spaghetti Monster (deity of a parody religion devised to protest Intelligent Design)

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belief; faith; adherence; espousal

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speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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gesture; sign; hand signal

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to step forward; to volunteer

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mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back

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sharing a meal

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archangel

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to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

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rivers

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contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching

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inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others

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kid; young goat

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roar; sound made by monsters

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among these; between these; of these

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rehearsal

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early spring

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drama; play; powerful drug

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

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glutton; gourmand

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statue; picture; picture revealing character

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after; since

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talk about various topics

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently

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that's right; that's so

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head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation

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fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

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to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

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rugby

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sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

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battle formation; military formation

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to leave one's seat

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to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

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to suspect

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to find fault with; to question

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Shoudoshima

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fourteen; 14

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

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hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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sociable

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to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

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