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Tener una memoria lúcida
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To have a vivid memory
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A wall that stops water from overflowing
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A barrage
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remove one of your friends from a social network
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To unfriend
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spent time with somebody (friends, family...) |
to hang with |
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In general (bs) |
Broadly speaking |
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In general, generally... |
as a rule |
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In general, generally... |
in the main
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In general, generally, mostly... |
by and large |
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sentido común |
common sense |
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to plead with someone for help, a favor, to request help |
to beg |
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crowded with business or activities |
busy |
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to react too intensely |
to overreact |
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Understanding someone's perspective by imagining yourself going through what they are going through
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put yourself in someone else's shoes
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mangas (camiseta) |
sleeves |
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To have no money |
I'm broke |
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tactic, strategy |
ploy |
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'unremarkable' that not impresses favorably
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unprepossesing
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en negrita (tipografía) |
in bold |
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darle vueltas a algo |
to be in a mental rut |
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When too many feelings are crowding your head and you are unable to think clearly
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overwhelming
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Astute or sharp in practical matters
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shrewd
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que se queda sin algo, se agota... |
to run low on |
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Phrasal verb. When you have no more of something you actually need. Ex: I ran out of petrol on the motorway and almost got run over by the hundred of cars passing by
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to run out of
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noticias actuales |
current events |
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Only just, no more than, almost not
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barely
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modest, 'humilde' |
humble |
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To water at the mouth, salivate
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to drool
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regulary |
on a regular basis |
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A collection of opinions on a subject, taken from a selected random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
Survey 'encuesta' |
a poll
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colorless, lifeless, drepressing |
dreary |
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Of great range, measured from side to side
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broad
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To be or prove superior in strength, power or influence
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to prevail
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The act of storing.
Capacity or space for storing |
storage
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In the place or stead of someone or something
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instead of
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1.To pass from one place or position to another.
2.Continue with your life. |
to move on
"They moved from Tennessee to Texas" |
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sight or view in the interior of something |
insight |
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to obtain information about something from a text |
to look something up |
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Usually, typically
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on the / an average
"she can read 50 pages an hour, on the average " |
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To hold responsible.
Find fault with. |
to blame
"I don't blame you for leaving him " |
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en la misma onda |
on the same wavelenght |
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very happy |
blissfully |
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annoyingly happy |
perky |
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Of little breadth or width.
Not broad or wide. |
narrow
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To see, hear or know by personal presence and perception.
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to witness
"To witness an accident " |
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Of little depth, not deep.
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shallow
"Shallow water " |
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To deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery disloyalty.
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to betray
"Benedict Arnold betrayed his country " |
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Causing or tending to cause sleep
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soporific
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person who speaks a lot |
chatty |
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To repair
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to fix
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To let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief
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to sigh
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language of the street |
slang |
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A slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc...
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a shed
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Keep your distance from somebody or something
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to keep someones at arms lenght
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To merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to(reward, something... ) because of actions, qualities or situation
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to deserve
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Full of meaning
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meaningful
"a meaningful choice " |
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To impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems
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to confide in
"she confides in no one but her husband" |
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To have nothing to do
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to be at lose end
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To be in a mistake, in an error
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to be at fault
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Not real or genuine; fake
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phony
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To strike a person with the open hand
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spank
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Extremely bad, ugly, terrible.
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awful
"an awful painting; an awful job " |
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ambitious , who boast about himself
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pushy
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Embarrassing situation
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akward
"an awkward moment " |
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to talk about business or work at a social event |
to talk shop |
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Thorough the day; during the entire day
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all day long
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Thorough the day
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the entire day
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Ticket to travel to destination and back again
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a return ticket
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vacaciones organizadas
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package holiday
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To have or hold as one's own; possess
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to own
"They own several homes " |
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leave prematurely and voluntarily something |
to drop-out |
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To vomit
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to throw up
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To send something from a place to another, normally by sails or planes
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to ship
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A picture or design executed in paints
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paintings
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A profuse discharge of blood, as from a rupture blood vessel
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hemorrhage
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Having no defects or faults
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flawlessly
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To happen
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to occur
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Completely
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thoroughly
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Completely
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utterly
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colon
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exceptionally beautiful
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stunning
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To damage severely or harm something, especially with reference to its value, excellence...
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to spoil
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Luxuriant, succulent vegetation
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lush
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To move smoothly and continously along, as a bird, a boat or a skate
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to glide
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To wash your clothes
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to do the laundry
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places to stop and see |
stop over |
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throw something away |
to chuck |
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hamaca |
hammock |
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that happens inside of you |
inwardly |
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pretend to be/have something that you don't |
bluffing |
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To discover
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to find out
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to anoy someone persistently about the same thing
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to nag
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Deficiency of something needed; not to have enough
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lack
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on my own |
by myself |
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To contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought.
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To frown
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To estimate to low a value, rate, person...
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to underestimate
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farol (mentira) |
to bluff |
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What you do is more important than what you say
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actions speak louder than words
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si no arriesgas no ganas |
nothing ventured, nothing gained |
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lo hecho está hecho |
what's done is done |
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To pursue someone secretly or clandestinely
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to stalk
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A broad smile
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A grin
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Friend
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Pal
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To divide or split
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to tear
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easily available |
at hand |
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genuino |
genuine |
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Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall
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to feel dizzy
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To lose consciousness temporally
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to faint
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cruza el puente cuando viene |
let's cross that bridge when we come to it |
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Expression that means you have had a bad day
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to call it a day
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tener un buen presentimiento sobre algo |
to have a got feeling about something |
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if you had a bad first experience |
once bitten twice shy |
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To give food
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to feed
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To annoy someone
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to bother
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To speak with exaggeration about oneself
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to boast
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To want to do something
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to be eager to
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To make a joke
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to pull someone's leg
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grosero, maleducado
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churlish
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tener algo en la punta de la lengua |
to have something on the dip of the tongue |
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To attend or accompany as an escort
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to escort
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To loose consciousness
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to black out
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to do something intentionally, no accident
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on purpose
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whenever needed or asked for |
a demand |
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responsible for a problem |
at fault |
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by chance |
at random |
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mejor tarde que nunca |
better late than never |
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to get very angry about something |
to hit the roof |
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to want to do or try something |
to be up for something |
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when you no longer have the courage to do something |
to lose your bottle |
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Disagreeably acrid taste
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bitter
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bad mude |
grouchy |
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A number of things of the same kind, growing or held together
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cluster
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to explode |
to blow up |
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to lure (atraer) someone to somewhere (trampa) |
a trap |
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"to be satisfy with less that you want"
"to buy a house, get married, children... " |
To settle
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"to walk forward to something /someone"
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To approach
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"to hurt"
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To harm
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"to make something sweeter"
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Put to sweeten
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"the duties to do at home"
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Chores
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Place where you leave your car, paying or not
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Car park
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"To show"
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To reveal
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"to sing with the mouth closed"
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To hum
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"a part of something"
Porción |
slice
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Expression that means "let me begin with..."
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To start things off
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Arms and legs
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Limbs
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To find something difficult
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To struggle with
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Relax, move your entire body
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To loosen up
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Don't have words after see /hear something
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To be speecheless
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Piel de gallina
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To have gossebumps
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People that surround you
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Peers
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Leave something
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To reach out
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University's teacher
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Lectures
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To make an scene
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To make a fuss
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To comply like a child
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To whine, to moan
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Homeless person
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A tramp
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To moan.
To cry like a baby |
To whine
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To maintain the order and security of something by passing along or through it
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To patrol
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A vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance
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A Carriage
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The outlying district or region, as of a city
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Outskirt
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Make a line of things
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To line up
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All the time
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Day in day out
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Una valla
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A wire
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Smalls rounded stones
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Pebbles
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To eat too much and feel that you are going to explode
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To stuff yourself
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Weird, odd
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Bizarre
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* ways of comparing *
A big difference |
- a great deal... than
- considerably... than - far... than - nowhere near as... as - twice as... as - not nearly as... as |
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* ways of comparing *
A small difference |
- slightly more/less... than
- almost as... as - nearly as... as - not quite as... as |
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* ways of comparing *
Not difference |
- just as... as
- no... than - not any... than |
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* ways of comparing *
extras |
- twice/three times/four times as... as
- the comparative/more,... the comparative/more... - just as... as |
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formal suit (clothe)
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Tuxedo
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Not drunk
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Sober
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To look someone intensively for a period of time
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To stare at
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Massage on foot
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Footrub
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To give yourself too much work
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to spread yourself thin
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To incite someone to do something
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To wear someone down
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Short period of time
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Brief
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To look at briefly
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To glance at
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To go back and forward
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To swing
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To pretend
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To mimick
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Little dots of light
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To sparkle
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Polvo
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Powder
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Powder that shine (purpurina)
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Glitter
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Powder that shine (purpurina)
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Glitter
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To relax
To be at the floor |
To lay back
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Make a hole on the floor
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To dig
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All the animals together in a farm
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Cattle
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Something you deserve if you do something wrong
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Punish
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To bring something illegally into a country
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To smuggle
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Person who commit a crime
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Fraudster
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Someone who make an offense
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Offenders
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Bed with two floors
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A bunk
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A big field full of cereal
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Crop
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the moisture given out through the skin
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sweat
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wet or stained with or smelling of sweat
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sweaty
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fibra
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fibre
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small quantity of something
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trace
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the clue who police finds to catch the criminal
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to give yourself away
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the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed
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alibi
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an act of stealing
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Theft
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Crimes
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~ Pick - pocketing / pick - pocketer / to pick pocket
~ Hijacking / hijacker / to hijack ~ Drug trafficking / drugtrafficker / to deal drugs ~ Kidnapping / kidnapper / to kidnap ~ Blackmailing / blackmailer/ to blackmail ~ Mugging / muggler / to mugg ~ Shoplifting / shoplifter / to shopflift ~ Arson / arsonist / to set fire to ~ Vandalism / vandaliser / to vandalises ~ Murder / murderer / to murder ~ Burglary / burglare / to burgle |
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to walk without shoes
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Barefoot
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to be clever using words
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Wit
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to act like being better than others - - "pedante"
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patronizing
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burlar
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Outwit
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to close
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to seal
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sello
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seal
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person who works for himself
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freelance
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to leave a place like a drunk person
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to stagger out
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very small lake
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puddle
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long conic piece of ice
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icicle
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place where you skii
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a ski resort
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curvas, cuestas
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slopes
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usually
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tend to
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to see something trying to catch every detail
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to scrutinize
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a video that has been recorded
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a footage
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to said
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to claim
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allege
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to scream to someone
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To have a go at someone
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to hate
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to loathe
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escoba
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a broom
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to act without sense
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to run around like a headless chicken
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sneaky
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too many of something (numb)
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outnumbered
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agradecido
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grateful
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desmotivado
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demotivated
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to give you things done
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to spoonfeed
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To be tense or nervous
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uptight
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clothe that covers you all your body
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onesie
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frantic
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to abandon
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to leave something behind
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nobody can bother you
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to do something in peace
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tomarte tu tiempo
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to take your time
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to have nothing to do when you wait for something
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to have time to kill
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when you don't like someone...
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to have no time for people who
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Desde el inicio de los tiempos
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for the time being
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to bother/annoy someone because he did something wrong
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to give people a hard time
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Neumáticos
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Tyres
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park with rides
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Amusement Park
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where you practise bowling
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bowling alley
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tiritas
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band - aids
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to join things
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to stick
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jingles which stay in your mind for a long time, they are...
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catchy
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to flatter someone in order to gain a favor
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to butter someone up
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to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention
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to flatter
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cuchara
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spoon
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tenedor
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fork
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cuchillo
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knife
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to revenge
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to take your own back
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a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained
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Diaper
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tornillo
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screw
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a compartment, usually in the rear of an automobile to storage things
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Trunk
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a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing
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socket
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strongly build, robust
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sturdy
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hold the interest on something
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To Grip
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to make different in some particular, as size, style, course,...
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alter
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to change something into a different form or properties
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convert
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to put something aside and replace it by another or others
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shift
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to change direction or course
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switch
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to convey or remove from one place, person,... to another
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transfer
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to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance
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vary
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to waste
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fritter away
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not happened as planed
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to go awry
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to focus on
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to revolves around
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to save for later use
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to put aside
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to combine
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to fuse
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to be unable to deal with
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couldn't handle
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come to appear in
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find their way into
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involved in a difficult situation
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embroiled in
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the rhythm at which something goes
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pace
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to have a clear and objective view point
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clear - eyed
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stop working because you defend an idea
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to go on strike
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demonstration
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to extract earth from the floor
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to shovel
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to not see the truth
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to be in denial
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not to obey
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disobedience
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precision
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accuracy
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to remember
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bearing in mind
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when two people look into each other's eyes at the same time
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make eye contact with
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be in communication with people or ideas
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come into contact with
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talk about other people's private lives
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gossip about sb/sth
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interrupt someone who is talking
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butt in (to)
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accidentally hear what other people are saying without their knowledge
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overhear
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argue, specially loudly
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have a row (with sb/ about sth)
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to get involved in a difficult situation, in order to help
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intervene
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complain about something
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grumble (about)
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intentionally listen to other's conversations
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eavesdrop (on)
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argue about unimportant matters
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bicker (about)
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talk to somebody in a way that shows them that you are sexually attracted to them
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chat (sb) up
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/*Expression*/
think about something before saying anything about it |
Engage brain before mouth
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/*Expression*/
to emphasise that people like different things |
One man's meat is another man's poison
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not be worried about something |
to not have a care in something |
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not be worried about something |
to not have a care in something |
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looked after well |
well cared for |
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muahahaha |
roar with laughter |
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hair of the eyes |
eyelashes |
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someone who doesn't eat properly |
a fussy eater |
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not be at all interested in |
couldn't care less about |
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look after well |
take good care of |
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be more careful |
take greater care with |
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a very long time |
longer than I care to |
