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59 Cards in this Set
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Dificultad, momento dificil
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hurdle
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esclarecer algo
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to clear something up
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comentario dogmatico
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sweeping statement
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alcanzar el nivel de
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to catch up with
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retroceder, dar un paso atras
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to step back
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salto positivo, progreso significativo
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leapfrog
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camarada
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comrade
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fideo
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noodle
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surgir (brotar)
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to spring up
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sin rival
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unrivaled
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arriesgarse
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to take the plunge
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hacerse valer
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to stake a claim
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procurar
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to strive to
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estatus/posicion inferior
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backseat
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con destreza
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nimbly
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adelante
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ahead
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totalmente, absolutamente
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starkly
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estancado
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stagnant
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retrogrado, subdesarrollado
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backward
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promover
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to further
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abrir un camino
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to blaze a trail
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sustento
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livelihood
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con justicia, justamente
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fairly
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el mas destacado
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the foremost
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justo, limpio
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fair
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legal, legitimo, licito
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lawful
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habitante
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dweller
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viuda / viudo
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widow / widower
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enfermo, debil, achacoso
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ailing
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entrometerse, toquetear
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to meddle
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ascendente, para arriba
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upward
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impagado, deuda de pago
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bad debt
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cancelar (una deuda)
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write off
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alejarse, desvanecerse
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to recede
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crear problemas
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to rock the boat
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retener, retrasar, reprimir
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to hold back
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bajo, debajo de
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beneath
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consternacion
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dismay
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robo
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theft
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falso, falsificacion
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fake
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falsificar
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to counterfeit
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pequeno (establecimiento, comercio)
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mom-and-pop
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ser propenso a
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to be prone to
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titulares, afectados
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incumbents
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respiro, espacio para respirar
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breathing space
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encoger
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to shrink (shrank, shrunk)
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liquidar (vender lo que queda)
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to sell something off
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cerrar un negocio
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to shut something down
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luchar
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to struggle
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persistente, prolongado (-)
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lingering
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dejar algo para mas tarde
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to put something on the back burner
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tensiones sociales
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social unrest
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amenaza
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threat
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despiadado, encarnizado
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cutthroat
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costero
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coastal
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extension descontrolada de una ciudad
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urban sprawl
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consumir
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to eat up
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ganado
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livestock
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resurgimiento
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reemergence
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