jpdb beta

selection committee member; member of a screening committee

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rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

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future prospects; promise

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feeling of frustration; sense of failure

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fog; mist; spray

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as if it were about oneself

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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internal combustion engine

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fuel

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recurrence; revival; resuscitation

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ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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phoenix

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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surface tension

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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

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yawn; yawning

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sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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Heinlein

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Asimov

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Dick

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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call; appeal

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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once more; again

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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contempt

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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scorn; disdain; contempt

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missing; lacking

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence

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sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

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absolute zero

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sigh; long breath

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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to break; to smash

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to continue (to say)

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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