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309 Cards in this Set
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sordo
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quiet, muffled, dull, voiceless, unvoiced
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gruñidos
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grumblings
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tallo
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stem, sprout, shoot
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repasar
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to go over, to check, to revise
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brizna
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blade, strand, trace, bit
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jactanciosa
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boastful, vainglorious, arrogant
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pisar
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to tread on, to step on
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derrotar
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to defeat
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azotar
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to beat, whip, smack, slap
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antaño
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in days gone by
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brincar
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to skip, to leap, to jump
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tersa
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smooth, polished, glossy
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respaldo
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back of a chair
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pino
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pine
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apretujar
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to huddle up, to squeeze together
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jaleo
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row, rumpus, mess, confusion
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enzarzar
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to entangle, to embroil
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temporada
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season
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imbatido
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unbeaten
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una racha de buena suerte
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a run of good luck
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inefable
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indescribable, unspeakable
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derrota
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defeat
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desempate
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play-offs
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añorar
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to miss
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rendía tributo
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to pay tribute to
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arruga
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crease, wrinkle, line
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atisbo
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hint of
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resplandeciente
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resplendent, shining
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esparcir
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to spread, to scatter
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cansino
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worn by work, worn by use
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esparcir
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to spread, to scatter
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cansino
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worn by work, worn by use
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escarlata
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scarlet
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en lontananza
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in the distance
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campanario
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bell tower, belfry
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por doquier
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everywhere
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menear
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to shake, to wag
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semblante
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countenance
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a la redonda
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around
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derrapar
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to skid
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cagar
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to shit
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fallar
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to get wrong, to miss
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repasar
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to go over, to check
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marcar
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to mark, to indicate
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soltar
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to give, to let go of
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leña
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firewood, beating
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abono
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season ticket
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pinta
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spot, appearance, graffiti
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cojo
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lame, wobbly, faulty
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tejanos
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jeans
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desteñido
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faded
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poblada
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full
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otorgar
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to grant
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trapichear
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to deal at retail, to scheme
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quebrar
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to fail, to go bankrupt
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taller
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workshop, studio
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estar sangrando
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to still be painfully aware of in one's memory, to be recent
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mascullar
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to mumble
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en pos de
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in pursuit of
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enterar
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to inform
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nómina
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list, roll, payroll
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capullo
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cocoon, flower bud
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desafiar
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to dare, defy, challenge
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bramidos
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bellows, shouts
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camorra
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quarrel, row
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casco
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helmet
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manada
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herd, pack
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aporrear
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to beat
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desplomarse
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to collapse
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recorrer
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to traverse
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asarse
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to roast
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reanudar
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to resume, to continue
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ostentar
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to exhibit, to display
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aplastante
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crushing
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consabido
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aforementioned
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parrafada
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private talk, chat
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desgarbado
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ungainly, clumsy
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tambalear
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to stagger
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renquear
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to limp
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catre
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cot
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buhardilla
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upstairs room by a skylight
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cencerro
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cowbell
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agria
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sour
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patear
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to boo
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digerir
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to digest
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alentar
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to encourage
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arengar
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to harangue
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pastosa
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mellow, pasty, doughy
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fornido
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husky
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enfundar
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to put in a sheath, to encase
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tobillo
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ankle
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apodo
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nickname
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acoger
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to receive
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puede un cuerno
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it could be...like hell!
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estar hecho un asco
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to be dirty, slovenly
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asco
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repugnance
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tanteo
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score of a game
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rebosar
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to abound, to overflow
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callar
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to silence
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sobras
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leftovers
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cojear
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to limp
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cacharros
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crockery
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presumido
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conceited
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aferrarse
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to cling to, to hold fast to
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cohibido
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restrained
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pinta
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appearance, looks
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reanudar
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to resume, to continue
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escotado
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garment cut low in the neck
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restregar
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to rub (she rubbed up against them)
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descarado
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impudent, brazen, shameless
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huerto
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vegetable patch, orchard
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pacana
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pecan
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machacar
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to crush, to pound
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aguantar
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to hold on to
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lápida
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tombstone
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metraje
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footage
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flan
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custard
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centellar
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to sparkle, to flash
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a horcajadas
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astraddle
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taburete
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stool
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enjuagar
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to rinse
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de fiar
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trustworthy
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envejecer
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to grow old
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borbotear
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to boil over
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burra
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she-ass, burro
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palurdo
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rustic, rude
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tacita
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small cup
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alborotado
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rash, rough
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a quien recurrir
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to whom to return to
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apedrear
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to stone to death
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armario
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closet
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subrepticiamente
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surreptitiously
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añoranza
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yearning, nostalgia
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alocado
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reckless, wild
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entresijo
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something hidden, mystery, secret
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remorder
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to pierce, to sting
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migas
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crumbs, soft part of bread
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bollo
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small loaf, roll
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esbozar
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to sketch
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reconocer
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to recognize
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despecho
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spite
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nevera
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ice chest
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roble
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oak
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enjambre
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swarm of bees, multitude
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avispones
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hornets
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pifiar
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boo, hiss, jeer
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rota
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rout, utter defeat
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puñetazo
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punch
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tortazo
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thump, wallop
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vapulear
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to thrash, to beat
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sudaderas
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sweat clothes
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rabia
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rage
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banquillo
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bench
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ánimo
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come on!
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destello
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glimmer, flash, sparkle
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pañuelo
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penalty flag
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contundente
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blunt, thudding, forceful
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manotazo
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slap
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cuello
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neck, collar
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tamborilear
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to drum
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basculando
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tilting
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rebasar
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to exceed, to surpass
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derribar
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to knock down
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arrollar
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to knock down
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aturdido
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dazed
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tez
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complexion
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negro como el azabache
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jet-black
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rezongar
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to grumble, to moan
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floja
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slack, loose
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armar jaleo
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to kick up a fuss
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desplomar
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to fall flat on the ground
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barro
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mud
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emboscar
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to ambush
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empuñar
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to grab hold of
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tumbado
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knocked down
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cacharro
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piece of junk
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zambullir
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to submerge under water
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al costado
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to the side
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malla
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mesh
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colgar
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to hang
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embarcación
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boat, vessel
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camarote
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cabin
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escondrijo
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hiding place
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recorrer
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to travel through, to cross
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equivocación
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mistake
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asomar
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to begin to appear
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costado
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side
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popa
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stern (rear of a boat)
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timón
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rudder (of a boat)
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ahogar
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to drown
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salpicadero
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dashboard
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colina
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hill
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espolear
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to spur on, to move forward
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arengas
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harangues
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calada
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drag (on a cigarette)
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entre tanto
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corva
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back of the knee
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casco
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hull (of a boat)
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apartar
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to move away
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quebrar
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to break, to weaken
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explanada
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area of level ground
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grava
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gravel
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traquetear
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to shake, to rattle
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mampara
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screen on a door
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enseres
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belongings, furnishings
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menuda
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small, slender of body
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melaza
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molasses
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pardusco
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light brown
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rebosante
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brimming, overflowing
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derribar
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to knock down
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arrodillarse
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to kneel down
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en chirona
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in the slammer
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rezongar
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to grumble, to moan
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adormilarse
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to doze
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tejado
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roof
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desmoronarse
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to moulder, to decay, to fall
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trapichear
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to scrape by, to barely get by
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redimir
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to redeem
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tregua
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truce
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rozar
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to rub
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tripa
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gut, belly
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compadecer
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to pity, to feel sorry for
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a raudales
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in abundance
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tela metálica
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wire netting, chain link type fence
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debidamente
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properly
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recinto
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enclosure, place, area, grounds
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pertrechar
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to supply with food and ammunition
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artilugios
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gadgets
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alambrada de espinas
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barbed wire fence
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ladrillo
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brick
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desparejada
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odd
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tocón
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stump
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adoquinada
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cobbled
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propinar
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to give (paliza), to deal (golpe)
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féretro
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coffin
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hacer acopio de
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to summon up
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estrenar
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to use for the first time
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pelusa
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fluff
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rostro
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face
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afeitarse
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to shave
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balbucir
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to babble
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cobrizo
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copper
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peldaños
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steps
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desahogar
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to vent, to relieve, to ease
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de paso
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in passing
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hacer caso omiso
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to ignore
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abarcar
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to cover
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acunar
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to rock, to cradle
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enterarse de
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to find out about
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estropear
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to break, to ruin
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saque
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serve
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volea
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volley
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quebradiza
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fragile, brittle
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traslucir
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to show through
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apretar
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to grit (the teeth)
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levemente
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lightly
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dosel
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canopy
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aborrecer
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to loathe, to abhor
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leve
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light, feint
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engreída
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haughty
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despectiva
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scornful, contemptuous
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volver a las andadas
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to return to one's bad old ways
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inmuebles
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buildings
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cochino
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filthy
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agolparse
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to crowd around
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arremolinar
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to crowd around, to congregate
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parar en seco
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to stop dead in one's tracks
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atril
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lectern, music stand
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tararear
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to hum, to sing
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briosa
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spirited, vigorous
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ceñuda
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frowning, scowling
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desdoblar
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to straighten out, to unfold
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plegaria
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prayer
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agredir
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to attack
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delictivo
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criminal
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encomendar
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to entrust
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exaltado
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extremist, fanatic
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desfilar
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to parade, to head off, to leave
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carnicería
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blood bath, massacre
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alinear
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to include in the starting line-up
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enterarse
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to find out about, to get to know
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concurso
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contest
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pretender
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to solicit, to woo, to claim, to court
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muchedumbre
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multitude, throng, crowd
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hacha
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ax
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deponer
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to drop, to set aside
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cuerda
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string
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alabanza
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praise
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fugarse
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to escape
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desmayarse
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to lose heart, to feint
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temor
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fear
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quiebra
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fall, collapse
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aplomo
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composure
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prescindiría de
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to do without, to dispense with
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valla
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fence
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palabrota
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swear word
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amargura
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sorrow
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enconarse
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to fester
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antaño
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in days gone by
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azotes verbales
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verbal lashings
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bregar
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to struggle, to work hard
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desvanecer
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to dissipate
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hacer acopio de
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to summon up
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entarimado
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wooden platform
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pancartas
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placards, banners
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realzar
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to enhance
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puros
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cigars
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resaca
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hangover
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perdurar
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to endure, to persist, to last
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