| Chap : Prologue. Page 1 to 5. |
We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps
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The word "cause" is an altar to an unknown god -- Steven Weinberg
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The muscular bulk of his body
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Ampleur - Grosseur - Volume - Grandeur - Encombrement
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A thirty-year old balding postdoc
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The fugitive looked like a dink
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A little soul patch on his chin
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Ame raccommodée?
Menton? - Barbe?
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He slouched when he walked
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Terme technique défini page 13
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His conference card to drape around his neck
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Investor Angels : Boon or Curse ?
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Aventure - Entreprise - Spéculation - Risquer
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We are poised to see the biggest growth of any industry since computer thirty years ago
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Equilibré - Pondéré - Calme - Sur le point
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The lure of magnificient cures by stem cells
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Attrait alléchant (- Amorce - Appât)
Splendide - Grandiose - Brillant
Remède - Guérison
Souches (- Tronc - Tige - Radical)
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Those bloated companies need us
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He shifted his bulk in his seat
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The way of human betterment
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They want the cancer patient to thrive
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He had stashed a stainless steel thermos of liquid nitrogen
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Caché
Pur - Immaculé
Acier
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If the embryos thawed they would be worthless.
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Unless he had a way to top up his liquid nitrogen
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Recharger - Remplir - Complèter
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Companies find themselves embroiled in pointless, unproductive litigation
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Impliquées
Inutile - Vain - Dénué de sens
Litige - Contentieux
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Progress to vanquish disease
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| Chap : Prologue. Page 6 to 10. |
He was going toward the swimming pool area, or perhaps the courtyard
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He accepted with a great reluctance
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He hadn't expected to land the licence
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The slinky woman stumbled a bit
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Sexy avec classe - Ondulante
Trébucha - Tituba
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She adjusted her heel strap
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| Chap : Prologue. Page 11 to 15. |
She reached behind her back and unzipped the dress
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Allowing him to see her bare back all the way down to her buttocks
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He threw himself on her, landing with a kind of thud
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She grunted and tried to smile
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With the wine bottle in the crook of his arm
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Odd-looking pair-the beautiful girl and the diffident, slouchy guy
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Timide - Manquant d'assurance - Peu sûr de soi
Gauche
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Teased blond hair and a sparkly dress with cleavage
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Brillante - Etincelante
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Main hall was high gilded ceiling
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!They were duly impressed
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Comme prévu - Comme il convient |
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He was a schlumpy guy with a tall chick who was striding along on spike heels
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Négligé - Mal entretenu
Marcher à grand pas
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He was clutching his wine bottle like it was a baby
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Etreignait - Serrait fort
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| Chap : Prologue. Page 16 to 21. |
Starting his company on his wife's dough
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The décor was whorehouse modern, gilded everything
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French in the text
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A heavyset guy who looked like a thug
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He took it all in and bolted
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He cowered back and went through the narrow door
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He heard her panting, as she ran upstairs
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The stainless steel rim of the dewar
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We can wedge the automatic doors open
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Enfoncer - Coincer - Caler |
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It took them forty minutes to get the doors open and haul him out
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Just a series of empty clips
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| Chap : 001. Page 22 to 30. |
The room was small and had a tawdry feeling
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The reddish carpet was frayed and streaked with dirt
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The wood veneer on the witness stand was chipped
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She sat at the plaintiff's table
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Well-oiled, Well-financed machine
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I started waking up at night. Soaking wet,drenched
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Complètement trempé
Mouillé |
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He took a biopsy of my bone marrow
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She felt a twinge of concern for him
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Elancement - Tiraillement - Etre en proie à |
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A scared and frightened man
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I got a new lease on life--a chance to start over
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Bail - Contrat longue durée
Recommencer (sa vie) |
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I asked him straight out if he was using my tissues
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A bout portant - Sans détour |
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| Chap : 002. Page 31 to 37. |
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