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1
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cover-up

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couvrant, dissimulation

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reckless

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imprudent, irréfléchi, téméraire

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mindful

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soucieux

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spill

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renverser

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fume

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émanation

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chip in

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mettre son grain de sel

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use up

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épuiser

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landfill

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décharge

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resentful

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aigri

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receipt

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reçu

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come across

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trouver par hasard

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pledge

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promesse

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dispose of

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se débarasser de

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Ripe

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Mûr

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stale

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Rassis

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soggy

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mou

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spoiled

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avarié, pourri

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boil

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faire bouillir

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Bulge /ˈbʌldʒ/

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Renflement, bosse

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Mongrel

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Batard /ˈmʌŋgrəl/

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subtle /ˈsʌtəl/

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Subtil

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Protruding /prəˈtruːdɪŋ/

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Protubérant (globulleux aussi)

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Floatsam

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Debris flottant

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Lids

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Couvercles, paupières

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Stamp

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Timbre

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Hint

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Indice

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Wryly /ˈraɪlɪ/

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Ironiquement

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28
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Seethe

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Bouillir de colère (furax)

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29
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Pang

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Crampe

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Shrug

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Hausser les épaules

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Sinewy /ˈsɪnjuːi/

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Tendineux, musclé

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32
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Heel

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Au pied, talon

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33
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Jawline

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Menton

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34
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Writhed /ˈraɪð/

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Se tordre

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35
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Barb

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Pique (cruel remark, hameçon, pointe d’une plante)

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Grin

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Faire un large sourire, rictus

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37
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Waist

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Taille

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38
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Wrist

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Poignet

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39
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Sheath

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Fourreau

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40
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Bodkin

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Aiguille, poignard

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41
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Wolfish

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Vorace

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42
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Prune

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Élaguer, prunneau

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43
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Graft

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Greffer

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44
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Pansy

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Pensée (fleur)
Tapette (péjoratif et offensant)

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45
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Daisies, fresh as a daisy

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Marguerite

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46
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Mingle

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Parler aux gens

47
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Notch

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Cran

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Shallow

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Peu Profond

49
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Warmth

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Chaleur

50
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Abiding

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Durable

51
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infer

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déduire

52
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Intrude

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entrer sans autorisation

53
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Gig

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(familier) boulot

54
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overly-coddled

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Pampered (bien trop surprotégé) /ˈkɒdəl/

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glum

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morose

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oblivious

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inconscient

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sullenly

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d’un ton maussade

58
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abducte

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enlever, kidnapper

59
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cranky

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Us in a bad mood, UK eccentric (loufoque)

60
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sightseeing

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tourisme

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thingamabob

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Truc

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Unnerving

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Troublant

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distressed

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bouleversé

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attorney

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avocat

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Broker

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Courtier en bourse

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investment trust

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Fiducie de placement, société de placement

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bonds

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obligations

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condominium

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US immeuble ou appart en copropriété

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Abiding

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Irréductible

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Snare

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Piéger (animal)

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Hawk

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Faucon

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Crest

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Crête

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Gird

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Ceindre

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Waist

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Taille

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Shrug

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Hausser les epaules

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Gainsay

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Nier, refuter

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Impending

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Imminent

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Mnemonics

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Mnémotechnique

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Mound

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Tas

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Shuttle

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Navette

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Cranny

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Fente

82
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Bleak

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Désolé

83
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Crossbeam

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Poutre

84
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Mansion

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Manoir

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Corny

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Ringard

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Slapstick

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Bouffon

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due diligence

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audit préalable

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acquaintance

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connaissance

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90
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Frayed

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Effiloché (pas la viande)

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Wadded

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Paquet, bourré

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Bellow /‘bɛləʊ/

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Mugir, bramer ˈbɛləʊ

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Heightened

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Renforcé

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Shudder

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Trembler

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Crumple

A

Froisser du papier

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Pane /ˈpeɪn/

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Sheet of glass in window

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Regal

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Royal

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Scant

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Peu de, rare

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Wristwatch

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Bracelet

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Strand

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Brin de cheveux

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Stringy

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Filiforme, filandreux

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Desiccated

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Desséché

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Sham

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Imposture

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Plead

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Supplier

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Bodice

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Corsage

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Wail

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Gémir

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Puny

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Weak, Chétif

108
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Croon

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Fredonner

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Settee /sɛˈtiː/

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Canapé

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Raked

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Ratissé, aplanir

111
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Tingle

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Feel prickly sensation, avoir des fourmis

112
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Palpiter

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Throb

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Sob

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Sanglot