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carromato
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covered wagon; narrow two-wheeled cart
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ademán
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gesture, sign
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soltar
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to untie, release, set free, liberate, set at liberty
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de repuesto
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reserve, spare
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me lo llevo de repuesto (I'll take it as a spare)
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patalear
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to stamp one's feet; to kick about violently
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bribón
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scoundrel, rogue
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hereje
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heretic
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tropelia
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vexation, oppression, injustice, outrage
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chusma
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mob, rabble
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avivar
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to stoke up, hasten, quicken, encourage
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parroquiano
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parishoner; regular patron (e.g. of a restaurant)
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espumarajo
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froth, foam, frothy substance thrown from mouth
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espumajo
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froth, spume, saliva
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ciniciete
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ash-colored
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baraja
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pack or deck of cards
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forastero
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stranger; outsider, out of place, exotic
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hostigar
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to harass, vex, trouble, molest, to whip (a horse)
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doblarse
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to fold, bend, give in
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Me doblaba de la risa
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retinto
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dark, obscure, almost black
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templanza
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composure, moderation, mildness
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anaquél
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shelf (for books)
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rescate
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ransom
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repartir
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to share out, divide
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despiadado
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merciless
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acaso
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harassment
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desgastar
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to wear out
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enternarse en
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to go, penetrate deeply into
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llevar algo a cabo
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to carry something out
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cavar
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to dig
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vivenda
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housing
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recoveco
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nook (corner); bend (in a road)
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adentrarse
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to enter into the heart of (something)
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apoderarse de
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to seize; take hold of; grip; take control of
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el pánico se apoderó de la ciudad
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escalinata
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staircase
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capa
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layer
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escollo
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reef, stumbling block, pitfall, handicap
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vistoso/a
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eye-catching
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verter
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to pour; spill; tip; dump
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recorrer
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to travel through
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pretensión
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aim; aspiration
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ataviar
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to deck out; dress up
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rendirse
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to surrender
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redada
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raid; round up (as by the police)
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entablar amistad
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strike up a friendship
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aportar
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to contribute
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embriagar
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to intoxicate; get someone drunk; to enrapture
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La música nos embriagaba
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disfraz
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disguise
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Pasó la frontera con un disfraz de mujer
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aposento
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room; habitation, chamber
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Se retiró a su aposento
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alcurnia
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family; lineage; race
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mazmorra
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dungeon
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batirse
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to fight
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martirizar
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to martyr, make suffer
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enfrentarse con
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to confront, meet with
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llevar la cuenta
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keep count
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minuciosidad
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meticulousness
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tibio/a
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warm
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alfeñique
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person with a delicate constitution; a wimp
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tronco
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trunk; log
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peñasco
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crag; large rock
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reseco
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very dry, emaciated
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roedor
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rodent
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vasallo
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vassal
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apolillado
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eaten with holes
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puerro
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leek
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aserveración
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assertion
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retozar
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to frolic; romp about
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jactarse
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joke about; boast
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escudriñar
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scrutinize; examine
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abrazo
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embrace; hug
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defraudar
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to disappoint
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enturbiar
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to cloud; muddle
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de soslayo
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sideways
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prendar
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to enchant
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encanto
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charm
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nudillos
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knuckles
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morderse la lengua
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bite one's tongue
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aborrecer
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to loathe; abhor
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palacete
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mansion; small palace
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abastecer
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to supply
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patatús
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swoon; fainting fit
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cuchilla
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razor blade
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desvelo
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effort
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corriente
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ordinary; normal
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rodar
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to roll; to film; to shoot (with a camera)
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paladín
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knight
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polvorín
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munitions dump
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cobija
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shelter
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ensartar
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to string (as pearls); thread (as a needle)
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suministro
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supply, provision
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mequetrefe
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jackanapes
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regatear
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to haggle (over a price etc.)
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chantajear
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to blackmail
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rebaja
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reduction, abatement, diminution
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clavo
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nail (as in carpentry)
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novicio/a
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novice; probationer
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acre
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sour; bitter; hot; acrimonious
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el paladar
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palate
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lucirse
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to shine; emit light
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tropiezo
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stumble
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flaquear
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to flag, grow feeble
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preciarse
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to be proud of
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turrón
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nougat; almond paste
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ramo
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bunch, bouquet (flowers)
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desafinar
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to be out of tune
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pómulo
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cheekbone
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mancha
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stain; spot; blot
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estallar
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to explode; burst
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cabritilla
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kidskin
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atuendo
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attire; garb
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rictus
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grin, grimace, facial expression
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habia un rictus de desprecio en su rostro
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