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213 Cards in this Set
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Aplastar
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to crush
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cenicero
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ashtray
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hilo
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phone line
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pitada
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whistle,toot
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pitillera
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cigarette case
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chupada
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puff (of cigarette)
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colgar
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to hang up, as in phone
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disimular
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conceal
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alborozado
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with merrirment
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principio
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the beginning
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lasitud
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weariness
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flojedad
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weakness
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en fondo
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in essence
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repentino
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sudden
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sobresaltado
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shocked
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precipitada
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hasty
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trajeado
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dressed
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dispuesto
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ready
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enfiló
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drove down
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sorbos
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sips
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logrado
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success
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carente
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devoid
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enterarse de
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to find out
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apenar
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to hurt
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aguardar
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to wait for
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polvera
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compact (makeup)
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retroceder
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go back
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arrependito
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sorry
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abrochar
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to button
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despachar
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to deliver
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oscura
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dark
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raudamente
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swiftly
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anhelante
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longing
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latir
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to beat (as in heartbeat)
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obstante
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however
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agitar
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stir
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bruma
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fog
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cegada
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impossible to see through
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interponga
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may get in the way
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bulto
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shape
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espantoso
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terrifying
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retumbar
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to echo, to resound
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maldita sea!
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dammit
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siquiera
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not even
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apresurar
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to hurry, hasten
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enseguida
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right away
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chasco
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dissapointment
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aminorar
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to lessen, slow
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proseguir
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to continue
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rama
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branch
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a más de
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besides
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frondoso
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leafy
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muchedumbres
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multitudes
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col
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cabbage
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alba
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dawn
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bigote
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moustache
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güerro
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blond
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es de la confianza
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on the side of
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empujón
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shove
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ametralladora
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machine gun
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destripar
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to gut
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luchar
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to fight
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pelear
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to fight
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pisar
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to be above
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pegar
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to beat
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pie
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caption
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fusilar
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to shoot
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disparar
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to shoot
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ultrahar
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to abuse, outrage
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carabina
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rifle
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primera plana
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front page
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encargado
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in charge
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bolsillo
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pocket
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prendido
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on (luz)
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apagado
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off (luz)
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apretada
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tightened, thick (beard)
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parejo
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even throughout
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castaña
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chestnut colored
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ajustado
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tight fitting
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bota
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boot
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gorra
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cap
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recortar
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to trim, to shorten, to outline
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teja
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tile
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a plomo
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vertically, directly
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azotea
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roof
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achatar
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to flatten
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muro
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wall
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roído
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damaged
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embutirse
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to be crammed, to be packed tightly
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hilera
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row
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remozada
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rejuvenated
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calle abajo
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down the street
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juzgar
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to judge
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marchar
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to march, to work, to progress
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desplegar
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to unfold
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al poco rato
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in a little while
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enrollarse
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to roll up
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por sí solo
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by itself
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arrimarse
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to lean against, to draw near
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sudor
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sweat
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sudar
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to sweat
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anciana
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vieja
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asomar
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to peek, to show
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postigo
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shutter
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agradecido
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thankful
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rechoncha/o
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chubby
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vano
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opening
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tropezar con
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to bump into
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rejillas
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cane work,grid
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hundir
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to submerge, to crush, to sag
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saltar
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to jump, to burst, to crack
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a trechos
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in places
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balancearse
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to rock
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chirrido
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creak,chirp
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picar hielo
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to chip ice
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demora
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delay
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detuve
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I stopped
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habituado
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accustomed
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penumbra
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darkness
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respaldo
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back
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a su alrededor
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all around
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manchado
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stained, clouded
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paisaje
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landscape
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colgado
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hung
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resbalar
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to glide, to slip
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carnet
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identification
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clavarse
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to rivet
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marco
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frame, setting, backdrop
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se hallaba
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was (estaba)
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retrato
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photo, portrait
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permanecer
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to remain
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pasos
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footsteps
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vacilante
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hesitating
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despegar
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to separate, to detach
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arreglar
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to fix
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mandados
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groceries
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ademán
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gesture
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seguido de
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followed by
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resplandor
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brightness
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toque sin pena
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don't hesitate to knock
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costar
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to be difficult, to cost
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lomas
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hills
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pájaro
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bird
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atinar
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to manage, to find out, to hit upon
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pestañear
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to blink
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cartuchos
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supermarket bags
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acomodados
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placed
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barra
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arm of a chair, bar, loaf
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valer la pena
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to be worthwhile
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desentonar
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to be out of place, to wound someone's pride
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le quitar presencia
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to take away from the effect
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astucia
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shrewdness
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dejo
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hint, trace
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menos mal
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thank heavens
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lucir
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to show off, to look
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improviso
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unexpected, unforseen
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detenidamente
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attentively
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cabizbajo
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head down
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poyo
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stone bench
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colocar
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to place
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piedra
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rock, stone
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trabajosamente
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with difficulty
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gastado
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run down, worn out
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punta
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end, tip, point, end of shoe
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dispuesta
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ready, arranged, clever, skilled
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tal vez ella misma
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perhaps she herself
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maltrecha
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battered, worn
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desteñida
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faded
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andamios
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scaffolding
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escumbros
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debris
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apenas
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barely, hardly
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armazón
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framework
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tabla
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table, list, board, index, plank
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alzado
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constructed
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empedrado
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cobblestones
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de nuevo
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again
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redondo/a
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round
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volvirse
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to turn around
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de momento
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for a moment
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clavarse
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to be riveted
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alargar
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to extend, to hand something to another
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acera
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sidewalk
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panuelo
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handkerchief
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dirigirse
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go
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el hecho de
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the act of, the fact
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a llevarlo a cabo
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to carry out (the plan)
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lo que pasa es que
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the thing is that, it's just that..
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no me demoro
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I won't be long
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aguantar
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to hold on
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de todas maneras
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anyway
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capax
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able
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prueba
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test
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danar
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damage
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aguantar
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to hold on. to bear
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de todas maneras
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anyway
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aguantar
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to hold on. to bear
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es de parte de
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it is concerning..
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tragar
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to swallow
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pendeja
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asshole
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a estas alturas
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at this point
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asco
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disgust
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cojalas
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pick them up
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encima me
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on top of everything else..
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muestre
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give me (slang)
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pendeja
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silly (girl)
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ir a tocar
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to have to do (slang)
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terca
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obstinate
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entonces que?
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what's up?
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lo que pasa es que
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the thing is that...
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de lo contrario
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otherwise
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contrario
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opposite
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tragar
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to swallow
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puede que
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perhaps
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