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218 Cards in this Set
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tumbar
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knock down
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ser ducho en
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be skilled in
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pergamino
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parchment
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encoger
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to shrink
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menos estimado
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least liked
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quedarse de piedra
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to freeze, turn to stone
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la bronca
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fight, brawl
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estar en un apuro
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be in a tight spot
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me da apuro
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I'm embarrassed
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armar
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to cause
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tabla suelta
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loose board
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entarimado
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flooring
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pasar por alto
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pass over, ignore
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esmirriado
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puny
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secuela
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consequence, bad effect
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falleba
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sliding bar on a door, deadbolt
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acabar con la vida de
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end the life of
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empañar
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to cloud up, get misty
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hacerse a un lado
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move to the side
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la farola
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streetlamp
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escarabajo pelotero
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dung beetle
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rechoncho
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chubby
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larguirucho
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lanky
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pobre de solemnidad
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desperately poor
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me da mala espina
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it makes me uneasy
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estuche
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case, box
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garabatos
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scribbles
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vislumbrar
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barely make out
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fauces
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windpipe
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gatear
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to crawl
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rasgar un sobre
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tear open an envelope
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vago
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lazy person
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engullir
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wolf down
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tachar
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cross off
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entrometido
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interfering
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apurar
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finish off
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barbotar
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mutter
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espinilla
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shin
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mezquino
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mean, nasty
also, wart (Mex) |
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enseñar los dientes
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to show one's teeth
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cuero cabelludo
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scalp
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en cueros (vivos)
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stark naked
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el gancho
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hook
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atajar por
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to take a short cut
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pómulo
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cheekbone
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perchero
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coat rack
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la gravilla
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gravel
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ñoño
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namby-pamby, squeamish
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el umbral
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threshold
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tener malas pulgas
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be bad-tempered
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De tal palo, tal astilla
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chip off the old block
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hacer astillas
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smash to smithereens
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expediente
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(historical) record
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estar en juego
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be at stake
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farfullar
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splutter
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un rayo la fulminó
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she was struck by lightning
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constancia
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perseverance
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hacer algo por todo lo alto
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to do in great style
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descorchar
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uncork
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(dedo) meñique
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pinky
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raquítico
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scrawny
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patán
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churl
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Mirar de reojo
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to dissemble the looks by directing the view above a person; to look contemptuously or angrily
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mezclilla
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mixed cloth
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conque
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so...
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embustero
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liar
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hipidos
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hiccups
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morcilla
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sausage
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hinchazón
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swelling
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ligeramente
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lightly, swiftly, giddily
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chapa ondulada
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corrugated iron
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la funda
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sheathe, case, pouch, cover
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el colmillo
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fang
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acorozar
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to armor
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a rastras
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dragging
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a las tantas de la noche
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so late at night
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no me hizo gracia
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I didn´t like it
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incorporarse
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to sit up
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el chirrido
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a screech
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amortiguar
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to deaden, muffle, die away
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entre dientes
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under his breath
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baboso
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slobbering
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mechón
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lock of hair, bangs
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demacrado
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gaunt
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pausado
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deliberate, slow
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a regañadientes
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unwillingly
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ponerse los pelos de punta
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puts my hair on end
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la baliza
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bouy, beacon
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chorreante
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leaking
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encorvado
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hunched
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acarrear
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to carry
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el búho
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owl
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chascar los dedos
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snap his fingers
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ponerse la carne de gallina al ...
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give you gooseflesh when ...
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untar con
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spread (e.g., butter)
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desfallecerse
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to be exhausted
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carraspear
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clear one´s throat
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desmentir
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disbelieve
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estremecerse de
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shiver with
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la estancia
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room
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mismísimo
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the very one, the very same
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crepitar
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to crackle
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encaramar
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to lift up or climb up on
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la indirecta
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hint
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franja del tierra
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strip of land
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desplomar
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to bulge (or otherwise be out of "plumb")
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pasamontañas
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skimask
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empedrar
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pave
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lleno a rebosar
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full to overflowing
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jugar a las canicas
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play marbles
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macizo
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solid, bulky
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apartar de
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move away from
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asignaturas troncales
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core curriculum
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suspendí una asignatura
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I failed one subject
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enzarzar
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entangle, embroil
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escaparate
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shop window
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losa
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paving stone
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repujado
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embossed
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rasguear
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to strum a guitarre, esp an arpeggio or flourish
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a raudales
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by the bucket (lit, torrents)
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el peldaño
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rung (on a ladder)
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entrañas
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entrails
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con ahínco
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with enthusiasm (to work or study)
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poner los ojos en blanco
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roll one´s eyes
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pecoso
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freckly
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despistar
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to throw someone off the scent (like a red herring)
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alojarse
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to stay somewhere while visiting (e.g., at a hotel
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escueto
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concise
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mustio
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withered, wilted
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graznar
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quack etc
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parlotear
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chatter
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tritón
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newt
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moscardón
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blow fly
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la chistera
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top hat
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cuervo
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raven
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flamante
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brand new
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ha pasado lo suyo
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passed his prime
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presumido
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presumptuous
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bufar
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to snort or hiss in anger
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sobre gustos no hay nada escrito
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there´s no accounting for tastes
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abarrotar
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to pack with (people)
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pasmado
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astonished
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piernas combadas
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bow-legged
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ronronear
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purr
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voz de circunstancias
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serious face
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menos mal
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just as well
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azorarse
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get embarrassed
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airada
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angry
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empeñarse en
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insist on
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no les tiene mucha simpatía
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he doesn´t like them much
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agazapado
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crouching
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rellano
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landing (of a staircase)
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poner patas arriba
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turn (a place) upside down (e.g., by searching)
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ajetreo
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hustle and bustle
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mantener pegado a
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stay close to
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abrirse paso
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make one´s way
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rejilla
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wickerwork
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más .. que nunca
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more .. than ever
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a solas
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alone
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coger velocidad
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gain speed
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raído
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worn out
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veteado de gris
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streaked with gray (hair)
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ponerse cara de felicidad
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becoming happy
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concurrida
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crowded
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venir bien a
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to suit someone
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entornar
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half-close (eyes)
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emborronar
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to smear
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aguantar
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to stand, bear, tolerate
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sumir
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to plunge
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avería
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breakdown (e.g., car)
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borroso
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blurry
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chisporrotear
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crackle, sizzle
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tantear
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to feel one´s way
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a tientas
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blindly
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ponerse en marcha
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get moving
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arrugar el envoltorio
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crumple a wrapper
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dando botes
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bouncing
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barullo
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noise, din
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croar
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to croke
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desvencijado
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rickety
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apiñado
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huddled together
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moho
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mold (biology)
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descomunal
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huge, monstrous
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la verja
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iron grating
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vahído
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fainting spell
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abrirse camino
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start out for
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el moño
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a bun (in hair)
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raudo
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rapid
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darle ningún motivo
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not give him a reason
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crispar
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to clench
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adán
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scruffy person, ragamuffin
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embargado de emoción
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overcome with emotion
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cuncho
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deposit, depression
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no le hagas caso
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don´t pay any attention to him
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dogo
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mastiff
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es un gallito
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he´s cocky
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atajo
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shortcut
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pacer
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to graze
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se cayó de bruces
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fell flat on his face
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mofarse
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make fun of
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malandrín
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evildoer
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miriñaque
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gewgaw
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chiflado
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loony
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trampilla
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trapdoor
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de aspecto raro
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strange-looking
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tapizado
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upholstered
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pañoleta
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scarf
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la repisa
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mantle place
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baraja
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pack of cards
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gasa
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gauze
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lentejuela
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sequin
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balda
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shelf for knickknacks
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ensanchar
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widen, open
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sombrero hongo
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bowler hat, derby
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bellota
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acorn
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anonadar
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stun
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el estómago le dio un vuelco a
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his stomache made a flip
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sin darle importancia
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without paying attention
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