jpdb beta

warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

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second floor; upstairs

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slope

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hard rubber (e.g. ebonite, vulcanite)

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make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

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hammer

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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reinforcement

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to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!

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to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

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who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

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to burst open; to pop; to split

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sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

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leg strength; walking ability; running ability

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adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

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ghastly; dreadful

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious

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to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

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orchid; Netherlands; Holland

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to become vulgar; to coarsen

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to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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turmoil; chaos; confusion

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hill road

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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to begin to blow

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to increase; to grow

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to spread (of flames)

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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oil

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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police station

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police cell; place of detention; jail

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bartender

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student days

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station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

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detention pending trial; confinement; custody

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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