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298 Cards in this Set
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Sharp (word)
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Mordaz, critical, hurtful
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Unlike
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Poco probable
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Waywardness
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Caprichos
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Overstate
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Exagerar
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Rough
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Improvisado
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Distinctive
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Distintivo, caracteristico
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Make conection
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Relacionar
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At large
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En general
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Condescension
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The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considere inferior
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Central
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Principal
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Gap
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Espacio hueco diferencia brecha
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Stagger
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Spread over a period of time. Tambalearse
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Look down kn sb,sth
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To think that someone is less important than you, or to think something is not good enough quaity for you to use
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Banality
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De poce importancia
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Framework (within)
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Dentro del marco o de un contexto
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Schorlarly
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Learned, educated
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Slow lane
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Ritmo de vida lento , carrril lento
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Withstood
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Rmain undamaged or unaffected, oponerse, aguantar
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Be hooked
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Be captivated or addicted, enganchado
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Catch up
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Do work or other task wich one should have done earlier. Ponerse al dia.
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Join up with
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Go with sb
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Slip throug
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Filtrarse , colarse
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Inland
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En el interior
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Inland waterway
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Canales fluviales internos
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Bring out
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Encourage someone to feel more confident. Enfatizar
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Towpath
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A path beside a river
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Take off
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Spend time away from work
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Reluctant
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Reacio
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Prose
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Ordinary written or spoken, prosa.
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In the best tradition
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Siguiendo la tradicion
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Barbed
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Cruel, hiriente
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Indeed
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Use to emphasize
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Wage
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Salario
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Once in a blue moon
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D pascuas a ramos
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It jolly well
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Ni tiene mas remedio
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Search out
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Intentar descubrir
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Deficiency
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Carencia , defecto
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Ought
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Deber moral
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Be up to scratch
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Dar la talla
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To be up to
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Be able to
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Bring to the table
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Poner un tema sobre la mesa
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Turn of phrase
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Forma de hablar
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To foot the bill
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Pagar la cuenta
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Tought to take
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Dificil de llevar
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This is just a slap in the face
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Un jarromde agua fria
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Take this in the wrong way
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No haber entendido bien
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To tour
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Make a tour of a certain place
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Pace
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Paso, ritmo
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Teeming
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Abundante , lleno
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Desiderability
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Conveniencia, atractivo
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Prelude
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Preludio , introduce what follows
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Came to
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Cause to experience suddenly. Ej an interesting idea just hit me
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Blister
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Ampolla
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Sunburnt
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Broncesdo
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Splinter
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Astilla
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Run down
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Atropellar , criticsr, agotarse
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Sore throat
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Dolor de garganta
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Cut out
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Recortar, excluir
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Plaster
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Escayola
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Bandage
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Venda
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Dismay
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Consternacion
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Boulder
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Pedrusco
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Syringe
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Jeringa
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Weighning
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Completo
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Stretcher
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Camilla
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Vaccination
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Vacunacion
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Catchy
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Pegadiza
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Cover version
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Version de una cancion
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Grunt
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Gruñir
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Fed up
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Depressed
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Get cross
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Get annoy
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Eavesdrop
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Secreattly listen to a conversation
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Satchel
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Cartera/ maletin
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Though
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Aunque
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Hard wearing
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Duradero
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Corduroy
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Pana
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Frame of mind
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Estado de animo
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Unnerving
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Desconcertante
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Turn to face
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Acudir a encontrarse
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Pompous
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Presuntuoso
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Hard hitting
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Agressive
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As such
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Of the type about to be mentioned. Como tal...Como ..
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Become of a signature
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Se ha convertido en un emblema, en una firma...
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Cropped
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(hair) rapado muy corto
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She was well into her 60'
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Estaria por los 60
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Misled
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Mal informado
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Wiry figure
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Delgado
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Linen trousers
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Pantalones de lino
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Intricated
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Complicado
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Intricated carved
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Ricamente tallado, esculpido
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Dreary
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Lugubre, sombrio
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Scruffy
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Desaliñado
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Stuffy
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Arreglado, estirado
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Sloppily
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De manera descuidada
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Neatly
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Pulcramente
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Tailored cloths
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Ropa a medida
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Headquarters
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Sede
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Shed
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Cabaña
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Dissimilar
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Distinto
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Hang on
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Rsistir, aguantar
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Sink
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Acabar con (un proyecto, una persona)
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Conversational
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Coloquial
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Keep up
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Mantener continuar
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Barely
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Apenas
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Scratch
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Arañar
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Regarded
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Considerar
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Claim
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Reclamar
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Mastery
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Maestria, dominio
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Blockbuster
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Exito de taquilla
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Snatches
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Fragmento
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Follow
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Emular
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Supplie
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Abastecer ! Proveer
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Arise (question)
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Plantear
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Lavishly
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Profusamente
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Spin off
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Derivar
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Put up
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Nombrar
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Snippet
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Pedazos
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Wield
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Ejercer
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Struggle
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Con dificultad
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Commission
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Encargo
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Scoring
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Clasificacion
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Sharpen
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Agudizar
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Pour over
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Poner por encima
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Beavering away
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Work hard for a long time. Ser como una hormiguita
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Woodwind
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Instrumentos de viento
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Interwaven
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Entretejido
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Futile
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Inutil
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Bulk
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Mayor, mayoria
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Hurtl
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Precipitarse
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Being stacked against
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Tener la suerte en contra
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Obsolence
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Obsolescencia. No longer produced
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Slide away
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In tv.? Deslizarse, desplazarse, apartarse
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Relentless
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Implacable
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Essay
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Redaccion ensayo
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Appeal
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Solicitud, atractivo
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Media
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Medios de comunicacion
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Enquiry
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An act os asking for information
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Aim
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Punteria, proposito
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Praise
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Elogio, alabanza
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Condemnation
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Condena
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Lifespan
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Periodo de vida
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Draw on
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(time) aproach its end
Recurrir, aprovechar |
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Motion
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Nocion, idea
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Pace
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Paso , ritmo
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Suit to
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Convenir, ser apropiado para
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Human frame
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Cuerpo humano
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Neglect
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No cumplir con , desatender.
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Encourages (sleep)
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Favorecer
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Teeming
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Abundante, lleno
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A sense of achievement
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Sentido de realizacion
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Ponder
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Considerar, deliberar
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Scope
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Alcance! Ambito, oportunidades
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Haunt
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Lugar favorito, guarida
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Rattreating
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Rtirada retirarse
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Heated
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Climatizado
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Affair
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Episodios
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Flicker
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Movimientos rapidos
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Pitch
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Lanzamiento
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Turmoil
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Confusion
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Due
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Debido
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Conviction
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Creencia
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Rehearsal
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Ensayos
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Native
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Autoctono
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Misreading
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Malas interpretaciones
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Delusion
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Engaño, ilusion (vana, falsa)
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Earnestness
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Seriedad
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Pristine
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Inmaculada, impoluto
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Wonderland
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A place full of wonderfull things.
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Seafloor
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Fondo marino
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Catchment area
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Cuenca hidrografica
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Untargeted
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Inapropiado
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Grazing
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Patoreo
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Cropping
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Pacer (cosecha)
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Wetlqnd
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Pantano
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Haven
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Puerto, refugio
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Reef
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Arrecife
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Sanctuary
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Reserva natural
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From the top
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Desde el principio
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The bold
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La calvicie
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Far fetched
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Cogido por los pelos
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Sprawling
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Extenso
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Remnant
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Vestigio, resto
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Hastily
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Too quickly
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Hand drawn
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Hecho a mano
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Peer
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Tratar de ver
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Wire
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Alambre
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Cacti
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Cactus
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Step out of
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Salir de
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Upright
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Derecho(andar, tenerse)
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Deliberated
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Calculated
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Shopkeeper
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Comerciante
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Delight
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Encantar
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Matchbook
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Caja de cerillas
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At close quarters
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Muy de cerca
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Peer
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Tratar de ver
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Wire
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Alambre
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Cacti
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Cactus
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Step out of
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Salir de
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Upright
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Derecho(andar, tenerse)
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Deliberated
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Calculated
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Shopkeeper
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Comerciante
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Delight
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Encantar
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Matchbook
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Caja de cerillas
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At close quarters
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Muy de cerca
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For months/days on end
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Durante dias , meses
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Fundamentally
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Fundamentalmente
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Consesus
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General agreetment. Consenso
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Tough guy
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Tipo duro
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Worship
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Adorar
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Pillory
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Ridiculizar
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Put forward
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Proponer (an idea)
Exponer (una teoria) |
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Eastward
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Hacia el este
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Youthful
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Juvenil, joven
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Inhabitant
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Habitante
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Academic orthodoxy
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Ortodoxia (conjunto de las iglesias cristianas orientales ) academica
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Prevailing
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Dominante, predominante
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Current
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A body of water or air, corriente
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Retort
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Replicar
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Negotiated
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Acordado
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Craft made
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Elaborado artesanalmente
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Log
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Tribco
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Lashed
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Amarrado, atado
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Grass roofed- hut
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Barraca techada (de hierba)
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Set out
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Salir, ponerrse en camino
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Drab
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Apagado
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Raucous
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Ruidoso
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Taste buds
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Papilas gustativas
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Token
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Simbólico
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Feature
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Rasgo , característica
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A far cry from
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Años luz
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Live up to
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Igualar
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Tuck away
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Esconderse
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Borough
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Barrio
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Slave over
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Mirar a alguien oalgo con interes, de un modo q incomode a otra persona
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Shun
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Evitar
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Mange tout
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Judias vrdes
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Stash
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Provision, reservas
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Laden
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Cargado, con peso
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Stuffing
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Relleno
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Self- righteouslh
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Honradamente, rectamente.
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Stewed
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Guisado, hervido
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Guzzle
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Devorar, tragar, engukkir
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Soft centers
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Galletas tipo chipa ahoy , rellenas
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Short-changed
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Defraudado
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Dash
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Pizca
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Pinch
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Pellizco
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Heaped
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Amontonado
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Rack
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Costilla
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So long as
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Siempre q
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Whet
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Afilar
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Stir
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Mezclar
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Alongside
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Junto a
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Runner-up
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Subcampeon
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Bursting
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Abarrotado, de gente
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Greenbelt
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Espacios verdes
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Shudder
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Temblar
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Jerk
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Dar un tiron
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Demurely
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Recatadamente
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Twitchy
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Nervioso
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Reek
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Apestar
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Tenement
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Edificio de departmentos
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Care hire firm
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Agencia de añquiler de coches
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Nhs
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Servicio nacional de salud
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Mindset
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Mentalidad
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Hindsight
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Retrospectiva
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Midst
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En medio d
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Grant
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Beca
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Pushover
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Weak person, pelele
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Welcome help
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Aceptar ayuda o sugerencias
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Leery
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Desconfiado
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Nurture
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Criar
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Pole
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Poste
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Pop back
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Poner de nuevo
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Syrupi
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Sensiblero
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Gridlock
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Atasco
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Frankincense
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Incienso
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Myrrh
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Mirra
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Trudge
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Caminar con dificultad
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Boldness
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Atrevimiento, descaro
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To bully sbd
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Intimidar, matonear
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Brat
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Mocoso , niño mimado
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Galore
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En abundancia , de sobra
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Candy cane
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Baston de caramelo
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Blunt
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Desafilado, cortamte, descortes
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Bauble
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Bola de navidad
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Yank
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Tirar
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Nickel
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Moneda d 5 centavos eeuu
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Frugally
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Con moderacion , austeramente
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Outlay
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Gasto
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Splurge
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Derrochar
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Heck
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Que diablos!
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Proffer
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Ofrecer ,proponer
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Pat
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Dar una palmadita
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Idly
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Perezosamente
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Stricken
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Afectado apenado,
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Crook
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Estafador
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Low key
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Discreto
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Drugs rep
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Representante fRmaceutico
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