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88 Cards in this Set
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Betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ (His intense concentration betrayed no hint of doubt)
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a trada.
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Fierce /fɪərs/ (wild with their fierce craving for my death)
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rau, feroce, puternic.
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Craving /ˈkreɪ vɪŋ/ (wild with their fierce craving for my death)
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pofta, sete.
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Scrawl /skrɔl/ (scrawling the angry letters in his rough handwriting)
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mazgalitura, a mazgali.
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Rough /rʌf/ (scrawling the angry letters in his rough handwriting)
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dur, aspru.
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Slash /slæʃ/ (slashing through line after line when the words came out wrong)
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a taia, a cioparti.
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Snap /snæp/ (maybe even snapping the pen in his too-big hand)
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a plesni, a pocni.
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Splatter /ˈsplæt ər/ (that would explain the ink splatters)
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improscatura, stropitura.
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Crumple /ˈkrʌm pəl/ (crumpling his forehead)
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a sifona.
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Hemorrhage /ˈhɛm ər ɪdʒ, ˈhɛm rɪdʒ/ (brain hemorrhage)
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hemoragie.
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Pleading /ˈpli dɪŋ/ (His answer to my pleading note)
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pledoarie.
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Lurk /lɜrk/ (beginning lurked a vast pool of hurt)
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a sta ascuns.
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Panic /ˈpæn ɪk/ (might not be a cause for panicking)
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a intra in panica.
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Shove /ʃʌv/ (I shoved the wrinkled paper into my back pocket)
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a impinge, a indesa, a inghionti.
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Wrinkle /ˈrɪŋ kəl/ (I shoved the wrinkled paper into my back pocket)
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a zbarci, a increti.
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In the nick of time (making it downstairs in the nick of time.)
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chiar la timp.
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Yank /yæŋk/ (when I yanked the door open)
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a indeparta brusc, a trage/deschide imediat.
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Lid /lɪd/ (You’re supposed to take the lid off first)
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capac.
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Swift /swɪft/ (I swiftly removed the lid)
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rapid, imediat.
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Pour /pɔr, poʊr/ (poured half the sauce into a bowl)
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a turna, a revarsa.
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Purse /pɜrs/ (Charlie watched my adjustments with pursed lips)
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geanta, punga, buze puga.
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Stove /stoʊv/ (I looked in the pan on the stove)
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soba, cuptor.
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Mild /maɪld/ (I said mildly)
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bland, slab.
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Clump /klʌmp/ (de-clump the mushy hunk that was scalded to the bottom)
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masa, grup, a forma o masa compacta.
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Mushy /ˈmʌʃ i, ˈmʊʃ i/ (de-clump the mushy hunk that was scalded to the bottom)
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ca terciul, slab, fara putere.
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Hunk /hʌŋk/ (de-clump the mushy hunk that was scalded to the bottom)
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o bucata mare de ceva, un codru (de paine), un block.
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Scald /skɔld/ (de-clump the mushy hunk that was scalded to the bottom)
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a se prinde (pe fudul oalei), a arde/a opari datorita actiunii unui lichid fierbinte.
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Sigh /saɪ/ (Charlie sighed.)
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a ofta, a suspina.
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Glare /glɛər/ (glared out the back windows into the sheeting rain.)
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a privi dusmanos.
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Sheeting /ˈʃi tɪŋ/ (glared out the back windows into the sheeting rain.)
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a acoperi ca o patura.
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Grumble /ˈgrʌm bəl/ (“Don’t know what you’re talking about,” he grumbled.)
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a bombani, a se plange.
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Crusty /ˈkrʌs ti/ (bread), crunchy /ˈkrʌn tʃi/ (bagel is crusty)
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crocant.
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Compote /ˈkɒm poʊt; Fr. kɔ̃ˈpɔt/
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compot.
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Chew /tʃu/ (The word boyfriend had me chewing on the inside of my cheek)
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a mesteca.
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Hokey /ˈhoʊ ki/ (But words like destiny and fate sounded hokey)
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dulceag.
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set or put one's teeth on edge (It put my teeth on edge just to think it to myself.)
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a induce o senzatie neplacuta.
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Shudder /ˈʃʌd ər/ (I shuddered away from the thought.)
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a tremura, a tarsai (picioarele), a ezita.
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Lump /lʌmp/ (The pasta lump bobbed in the boiling water)
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a pune laolalta.
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Bob /bɒb/ (The pasta lump bobbed in the boiling water)
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a se agita, a pendula, a oscila.
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Shrug /ʃrʌg/ (Charlie shrugged)
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a ridica din umeri.
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Grin /grɪn/ (grinning as I eyed the badge pinned to his leather jacket.)
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a ranji.
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Badge /bædʒ/ (grinning as I eyed the badge pinned to his leather jacket.)
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insigna, ecuson.
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Pin /pɪn/ (grinning as I eyed the badge pinned to his leather jacket.)
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fixa, a pinde cu un ac.
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Peg /pɛg/ (and hung it on the peg reserved for his gear.)
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cui, carlig, cuier, a fixa.
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Slung /slʌŋ/, sling /slɪŋ/ (His gun belt was already slung in place)
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a suspenda, a arunca.
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Sight /saɪt/ (no more sightings of the giant, mysterious wolves)
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a zari, a observa.
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Prod /prɒd/ (I prodded the noodles in silence)
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a impunge, a impulsiona.
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Sly /slaɪ/ (I’d been riding on the sly)
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secret, pe furis, pe ascuns, viclean, neserios.
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Confine /kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4/ (always inside the confines of my home)
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limite, granite, teritoriu.
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Unfailing /ʌnˈfeɪ lɪŋ/ (under the supervision of my dad’s unfailingly crabby glare.)
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statornic.
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Crabby /ˈkræb i/ (under the supervision of my dad’s unfailingly crabby glare.)
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ursuz.
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Glare /glɛər/ (under the supervision of my dad’s unfailingly crabby glare.)
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a privi dusmanos.
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Drag /dræg/ (the hours always dragged.)
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a scoate, a tara.
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Hover /ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-/ (when a much more permanent separation hovered)
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a pluti in aer.
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Grunt /grʌnt/ (My dad sat down at the table with a grunt)
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a grohai, a mormai.
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Cluck /klʌk/ (within seconds he was clucking his tongue in disapproval.)
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cloncani, a plescai de aprobare sau dezaprobare/ingrijorare.
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Tick off (It only ticks you off)
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a face furios.
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Grumble /ˈgrʌm bəl/ (He ignored me, grumbling at the paper in his hands)
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a bombani, a se plange.
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Make a run for (Seattle’s making a run for murder capital of the country)
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a alerga repede sa ajunga undeva, sau sa obtina ceva. A se grabi sa obtina ceva.
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Homicide /ˈhɒm əˌsaɪd, ˈhoʊ mə-/ (Five unsolved homicides)
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omucidere.
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Sheepish /ˈʃi pɪʃ/ (while he watched with a sheepish expression.)
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timid, cu docilitate.
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Coat /koʊt/ (Charlie coated his helping with sauce and dug in.)
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a acoperi gros.
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Dig in (Charlie coated his helping with sauce and dug in.)
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a incepe sa manance.
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Frowning /fraʊn/
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incruntat.
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Abash /əˈbæʃ/
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a ului.
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Prosthesis /prɒsˈθi sɪs for 1; ˈprɒs θə sɪs for 2/
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proteza.
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Sting, pinch, bite
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a musca, a pisca.
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Adolescent /ˌæd lˈɛs ənt/
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adolescent.
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Appealing /əˈpi lɪŋ/, seductive /sɪˈdʌk tɪv/
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atragator.
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Swelling /ˈswɛl ɪŋ/
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unflatura, buba, protuberanta.
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Trump /trʌmp/
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atu.
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To get excited
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a infierbanta.
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Undershirt /ˈʌn dərˌʃɜrt/
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maieu.
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Watchman, guard
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pazitor.
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Knickers /ˈnɪk ərz/
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chiloti de femeie.
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Broadcasting, transmission
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emisiune radiofonica.
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Weasel /ˈwi zəl/
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neastuica.
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Comparison /kəmˈpær ə sən/
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paralela, comparative.
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Ilegal /ɪˈli gəl/
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ilegal.
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Grace /greɪs/, charm /tʃɑrm/
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gratie, farmec.
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Boxer /ˈbɒk sər/
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bóxer.
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game,match,contest
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partida.
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To take care of, to nurse
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a ingriji.
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Brown /braʊn/
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castaniu (par).
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Breast /brɛst/
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san.
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Screwdriver /ˈskruˌdraɪ vər/
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surubelnita.
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Brassier
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sutien.
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Armchair /ˈɑrmˌtʃɛər/
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fotoliu.
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