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158 Cards in this Set
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oficio
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trade, profession
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darse maña con
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to deal with, to occupy oneself with
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la horma
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a shoe last
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ser afecto a
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be fond of
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reclamar
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demand
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la maña
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skill
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duro como la suela de un zapato
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tough as an old shoe
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encontrar la horma de su zapato
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meet one´s match
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estar en condiciones de
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be fit for
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convocatorio
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summons
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adlátere
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acolyte
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un integrante
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a member
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imprescindible
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essential
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derrota
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defeat
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de proprio puño
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handwritten
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antecedente
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background
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membrete
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letterhead
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luce mucho
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looks good, does you proud
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no me lucía
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did me no good, I don´t have much to show for it
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aventajado
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outstanding
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postulante
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aspirant
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soga
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rope, halter
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folletín
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mini-novel inserted into a periodical
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estoque
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rapier
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empuñadura
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hilt
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amedrentar
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to scare
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carótida
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carotid
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yelmo
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helmet
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acuñar
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to coin a word
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bacía
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barber´s washbasin
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refriega
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scuffle
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cuerdo
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sane
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pasar el plumero
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to dust
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acusar
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to show, demonstrate
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lupa
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mag glass
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degollar
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behead, guillotine
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callosidad
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callus
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un hablante nativo
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a native speaker
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mi lengua materna no es español
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My first language is not Spanish
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lugar natal
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birth place
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habitantes indígenos
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native people
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el koala es origenario de
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the koala is native to...
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andanza
andanzas |
fortune
adventures |
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tripulante
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crew member
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ser natural de
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be a native of
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las prendas
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garments
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descabellado
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preposterous
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tallo
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stem
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nervadura
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vein (of a leaf)
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un gran titular
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a big headline
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corista
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chorus girl
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hacer crujir los dedos (nudillos)
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crack one´s knuckles
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desvariar
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to rave, be mad
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destartelado
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disheveled, dilapidated
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butaca
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armchair
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ardid
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ruse
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acomodadora
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usher
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biombo
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folding screen
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estribillo
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refrain
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botón
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bellhop
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retroceso
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recoil
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jactancioso
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boastful
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desganado
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listless
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latón
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brass
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billar
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billiards
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desidia
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carelesness
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abetunado
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dark-skinned (from betún, bitumen)
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novato
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novice
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torreja
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fritter
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pasar el pan por huevo batido
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put the bread in beaten egg
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pecar de generoso
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be generous to a fault
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nunca se peca por demasiado cuidado
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you can´t be too careful
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escalofriante
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spine-tingling
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bambalina
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backdrop
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elenco
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cast (of a performace)
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tugurio
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hovel
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luz mortecina
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dying light
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despojar
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despoil
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capote
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cape
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codicia
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greed
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hurgar
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to rummage
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sueño de días
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day dream
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ponerse firme
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come to attention
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regresar al hogar
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go home
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aindiado
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Indian
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un acceso de
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a fit of (coughing etc)
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a toda velocidad
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as fast as possible
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caminar a toda marcha
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walk quickly
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galpón
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shed
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viga
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rafter
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Empeñarse en algo
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try hard, to undertake eagerly
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entrever
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to glimpse, make out, show signs of
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guiso
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stew
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zapallo
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zuchini
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tardar en
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to take a while
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lóbrego
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gloomy, murky
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correr el paño
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remove the cloth
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catalejo
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telescope
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celdilla
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cell
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damero
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checkerboard
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baldeado
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rinsed, sluiced
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mordedura
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a bite (i.e., by a snake)
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destilado de curare
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a distillate of curare (arrow poison)
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juntar los tacos
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click one´s heels
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rebanar
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to slice
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dardo
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dart
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atusar
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to trim
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operario
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worker
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remache
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rivet
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afín a
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similar to
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díscolo
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disobedient
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se ha visto obligado a
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was obliged to
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franquear
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to cross (a threshold)
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conminar
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to threaten
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cirio
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wax candle
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congoja
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anguish
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terrón de azúcar
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lump of sugar
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ajenjo
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absinthe
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comarca
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region
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chambergo
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uncocked hat
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vicuña
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llama
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esgrima
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fencing (sword play)
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librea
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livery
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desperdigado
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scattered
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zozobra
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worry
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dar cuerda a su reloj
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winding his clock
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hacer fuego a alguien
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to shoot at someone (personal a, otherwise no preposition)
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arrimar a
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to approach
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hacer palmas
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to clap
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atisbo
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a hint
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utilería
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equipment
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coartar
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to limit, restrict
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un entendido en
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an expert in
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betún de Judea
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asfalt
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tarde o temprano
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sooner or later
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botín
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booty
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a estas alturas
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at this point
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esfinge
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Sphinx
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sobrenombre
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nickname
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escuálido
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emaciated
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fragor
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crash, clamor
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tener mucha tela
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be tricky
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reparar en
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to notice
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no le sacar los ojos
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not be able to tear one´s eyes away
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sereno
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a night watchman
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lámina
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a thin sheet
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destacamento
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a military post
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acertijo
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a riddle
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fraguar
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to forge
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grillo
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cricket
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lastre
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ballast
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boceto
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sketch, outline
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prodigar
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to lavish
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franela
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flannel
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atinado
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appropirate, correct
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cátedra
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department (academic)
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lacayo
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lackey
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disparate
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a crazy idea or comment
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