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169 Cards in this Set
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قبر
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tomb
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اثار مستديمة
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permanent scars
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أنف فطس
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flat nose
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بهجة عابرة
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fleeting joy
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دوكار
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carriage
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كريمة
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daughter
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طزيرة
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fine clothing -- some kind of dress?
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كالموجة الصاخبة
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like a crashing wave
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اهواء جامحة
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headstrong passion
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متخابثا
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craftily
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أعز مكان
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pride of place
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من دور السادة
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from the upper class
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مصاهرة الفتوة
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alliance with the clan chief
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شاكم الأغنياء
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oppressor of the rich
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صعق
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to be dumbfounded
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الحارة المتقشفة
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the rundown alley
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لم يسكت حواره
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his conscience would not be quiet
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تبودلا الأنخاب
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drank toasts
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لا نذعن لك
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we do not submit to you
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حمو
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father in law
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سفك دماء
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shed blood
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تاجر الغلال
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grain merchant
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تم تشييد
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finishing building
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استحوذت دارها
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dominated the household
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مخدر فعال
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powerful drug
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مرفهة ناعمة
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luxury and comfort
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مواجهة التحديات
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facing challenges
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خمار الانحراف
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drunkenness, depravity
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أيامك كلها أعياد
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may all your days be blessed
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هاش
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cheerful
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لم يفطن إلى
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was not smart enough to
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رذاذ
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drizzle
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عباءة مخملية
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velvet cloak
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متلفع
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slender
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لا يفهم إلا من
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no one understand except those who...
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هل تعجبك
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do you like
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إني مصغ
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I'm listening
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تحدجه بنظرة
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glanced at him
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في منفى الهجر
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in exile
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كفي عذابا
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stop torturing (me)
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بخلاف
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in contrast
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يسلم للمقادر
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submit to fate
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صفقة رابحة
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profitable deal
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تعلل ب
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make excuses
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يسدل الستار
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the curtain falls
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حمل الإثم
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taking the blame
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من الجائز أن
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its likely that
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أوهام
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fantasies
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يكيل له الضربات
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hammered him with blows
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بفظاظة
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savagely
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إنه الشيطان يندس بيننا
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sowing discord
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فضيحة
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scandal
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جزاء عادل
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just punishment
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حيا وميتا
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forever
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ربص
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ambush
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يترهل
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bloated
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كرش
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stomache
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عجيزة
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buttocks
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تكدس في جنبات
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accumulated around the edges
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أصوات مبهمة
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vague noises
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مهادنة ومحالفة
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truces and alliances
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أهمل أخة
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neglect his sister
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أمل شارد
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vague hope
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طاف بالأولياء
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visit the saints
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مثل قدر المدمس
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like a pot in the embers
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تغلغلت التعاسة
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the misery penetrated
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جارية
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maid
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لن أزيد حرفا
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I'm not saying another word
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نهاية مسدودة
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dead end
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ينفق من مدخله
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live off his savings
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الأصوب أن
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it would be better
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بخيل
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stingy
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تقرض قلبه
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gnawing at his heart
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ليت
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if only
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بثمن فاحش
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for an extravagant sum
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تسديد ديونه
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settle his debts
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مات بالسكتة
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died of heart failure
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فتور ونفور
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listless and reserved
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نفض منها يديه
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washed his hands of her
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بثمن فاحش
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an exorbitant amount
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تسديد ديونه
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settle his debts
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مات بالسكتة
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died of heart failure
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فتور ونفور
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listless and reserved
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نفض منها يديه
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washed his hands of her
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ابتسامة ممتنة
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grateful smile
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دود أرضها
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scum of the earth
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خطأ جسيم
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monstrous wrong
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ثلاث ليال متعاقبة
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3 nights in a row
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فاضت روح
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died
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لا نظير لها
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without equal
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طفل مدلل
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spoiled child
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نطح رأسها
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bang her head
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تغمز بعينها
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winking
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ليس إلا
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that's all,
its nothing else than |
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انداح
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although
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ختم حديثه
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finished telling
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بشغف
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eagerly
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في مهدها
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in the bud
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كمل نصف دنيك
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get married
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محتشمة الملابس
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modestly dressed
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احتكاك حجرين
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two stones rubbing together
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متحررا من حرجه
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relaxing
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في تصورك
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in your opinion
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متلعثما
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uncertainly
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لاحت نظرة
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a look came (over her face)
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حياة رغيدة
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comfortable life
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امتثالا
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obeying (being like the example)
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كانت تعدني
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she thought I was...
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نشوة طارئة
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sudden joy
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اقاويل
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rumors
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حاد كالنصل
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sharp as a spear point
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لست قاصرة
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I'm not a child
(incapable b/c not of legal age -- also used for a chaste woman) |
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في هوى وقع
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fall in love with
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أنا شارع في
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I just (finished doing something...)
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انطفأ تألق
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the glow went out
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سلاسة الملبس
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flowing cloth
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جنة خفية
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unseen paradise (Suleiman at the Shebkushi home)
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دون غبن
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without harm
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رائحة زكية
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rich aroma
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حمام فسيح
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roomy baths
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فلاح
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happiness and prosperity (through tilling the soil)
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كاذبا أو مغرضا
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lying or misrepresenting
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مخدر فعال
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powerful drug
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سذاجة
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naivete
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غير محمودة
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inadvisable, unwise
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رجل مقدس
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holy man (Raduana re: Ashur)
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قامة فرعاء
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slender build
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إلى مخدعه
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to his bedchamber
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مضايقة عابرة
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superficial annoyance
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عبق بخور
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smell of incense
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ذقت الهزيمة
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suffer defeat (Raduana tells all)
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شذا
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yet another word for fragrance
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مكنون قلب
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deep in the heart
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إنه صاحب مبادئ
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he had principles
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وعكة عابرة
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passing illness
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نزوة
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fancy, whim
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أشواق حمومة
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fevered longing
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ملبدة بالغيوم
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overcast
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مفر
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crowd (nafar)
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متبرما
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irritably
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حلت بنا اللعنة
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we're cursed
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ترحم على
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regret
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حيا وميتا
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forever! really forever!
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هفوة
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lapse, failing
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إدمان
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addiction
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الترف
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luxury
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من إفراطه في
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from his excesses
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بادئ الأمر
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in the beginning
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تاج رأسنا
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our crown (the paralyzed Suleiman is being patronized)
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معركة خاسرة
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losing battle
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أمل شارد
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vague hope (for Suleiman's recovery)
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طاف بالأولياء
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make the rounds of the Saints (Suleiman looking for healing)
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يعز علينا
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we're sorry about
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اختلج جفناه
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his eyelid twitched (Suleiman is being told to divorce Sanniya)
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جزع ل
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was devastated by
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تفانى في حبها
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infatuated with (Bikr with Raduana)
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الأصوب أن
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it would be better
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يتسلى عن همومه
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forget his troubles
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كفاح
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battle
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بحيل
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stingy
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مولعا ب
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enamored of
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لهم
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pleasure
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الايالى الملاح
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nights of witty conversation
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مأتم
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funeral
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قيام القيامة
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the day of resurrection (means, to get violently upset)
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نفض منها يديه
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he "washed" his hands of her (actually more like "shaking" her off -- Bikr, after his mother absconds with a water boy)
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زخرف
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adorn
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لا تغفل عنى
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doesn't neglect/ignore me (Bikr, speaking of fate loving him after his bankruptcy)
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قافلة
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legions, hosts
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