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88 Cards in this Set
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golpeteo
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drumming, banging, hammering
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abrumar
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to overwhelm, oppress
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picada
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bite, sting/prick, puncture
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manojo
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a bunch, bundle
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soñoliento
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sleepy, drowsy
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desperezarse
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to stretch one’s limbs on being roused from sleep
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remar
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to row, paddle
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encantamiento
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enchantment, bewitchment, spell, charm
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transeúnte
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passer-by
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corretear
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to run about, to ramble/hang about the streets
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tejer
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to weave, knit, spin
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carpa
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tent, big top
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puntiagudo
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pointed
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caldero
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cauldron
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peltre
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pewter
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frasco
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bottle
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torniquete
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turnstile(en entrada)/tourniquet(medicine)
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carecer
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to lack something
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chorrear
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to drip, trickle/spurt or gush out
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mugriento
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mugriento
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destartalado
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dilapidated, untidy
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jerez
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sherry
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murmullar
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to mutter, whisper
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mostrador
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the counter, the bar, the desk
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estrechar la mano
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to extend one’s hand
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soltar
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to let go of, to release
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acaparar
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to monopolize, to hoard
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hierbajos
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weeds
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torbellino
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whirlwind, whirlpool
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retorcer
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to twist, wring
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abovedado
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vaulted, arched
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plegable
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collapsible, foldaway, folding
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regordeta
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chubby, plump, short and stout
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ulular
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to howl(viento, lobo)/to hoot(búho)
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escaparate
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shop window, display window
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bazo
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spleen / brown color inclining to yellow
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carmesí
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crimson
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pecado
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sin
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codicia
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greed
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tarburete
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stool, chair without arms
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desparramar
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to spill, spread, scatter
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carbon
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coal, charcoal
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antorcha
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torch
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riel
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rail(de vía) / a small ingot of unrefined gold or silver
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bifurcación
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fork, branch, junction
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ráfaga
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gust (of wind) / burst (of gunfire) / flash (of light)
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estruendo
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din, roar, crash / uproar, tumult
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oleada
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swell, wave
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montículos
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hillock
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recodo
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bend
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succionar
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to suck up, absorb
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malva
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mauve
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banquito
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stool
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forrado
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covered, lined, upholstered
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tapa
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lid, top
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seda
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silk
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hedor
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stink, stench
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manojo
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a bunch, bundle
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en hilera
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in a row
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colmillo
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fang, tusk, canine(tooth)
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surtido
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well-stocked, assorted
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escarabajo
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beetle
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aleteo
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flapping(of wings)
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larguirucho
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lanky
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polvoriento
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dusty
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cojín
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cushion
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desteñido
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faded, discolored
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penumbra
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semi-darkness, half-light
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torpeza
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clumsiness
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sauce
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willow
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caoba
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mahogany
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velado
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veiled, hidden
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negar con la cabeza
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to shake ones head
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roble
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oak
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diestro
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right, right-handed / skillful
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axila
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armpit
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fosas nasales
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nostrils
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haya
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beech(wood), beech(tree)
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arce
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maple(tree), maple(wood)
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ébano
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ebony, a hard black wood
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acebo
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holly, holly-tree
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vitorear
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to cheer, to address with acclamations of joy and praise
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embalar
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to wrap up, to pack
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atardecer
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to get dark, dusk
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enmarañada
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matted, tangled
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espesas cejas
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bushy eyebrows
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espesa
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thick, dense
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ceja
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eyebrow
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