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28 Cards in this Set
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foisonner
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abound with
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déterrer
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unearth, dig up, discover
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s'emparer
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to seize, take hold of
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une nacelle
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a basket/carrier
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osier
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wicker
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fourbir les armes
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prepare for battle
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découdre
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cast off
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une lacune
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a shortcoming/hole
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arpenter
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pace up and down/survey on foot
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mettre en cause
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to blame/suspect
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mettre hors de cause
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to find not guilty/exonerate
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un à-valoir
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something that can be exchanged/an I-owe-you
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aux aguets
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on the look out
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un pénitencier
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a prison
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la chape
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the burden
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inébranlable
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unshakeable/unmovable
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ruisselant
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dripping
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une bourrasque
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a storm/squall
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méphitique
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fetid
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la démence
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madness
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un taulard
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convict
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un radotage
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mumbling/rambling
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le remue-ménage
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the commotion, upheaval
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un rongeur
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rodent
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courtiliere
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mole-cricket
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une fosse d'aisance
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a cesspit
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fuyant
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fleeting/elusive
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lacher la proie pour l'ombre
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can't see the wood for the trees/lose sight of the big picture
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