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1
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Vicinity

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Proximidades / Alrededores / Cercanías

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Although

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Aunque

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3
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Though

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Sin embargo

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4
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Carat

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Kilate (de oro) = 200 miligramos

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5
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Be reluctant to

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Ser contrario a

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6
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Threaten with

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Amenazar con

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7
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Charge somebody with

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Acusar a alguien públicamente de…

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8
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Have it on good authority

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Saber de buena fuente

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To bribe / bribery

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Sobornar / Soborno

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10
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Rehab / Rehabilitation

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Rehabilitación

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11
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Autocracy

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Autocracia (Una sola persona tiene el poder)

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12
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Workout

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Ejercicio

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13
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Opt out (of)

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Optar por no…

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14
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Phase out

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Reducción gradual

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15
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Stand out

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Destacar

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16
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Take over

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Tomar el mando

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17
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Lock up

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Encerrar

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18
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Slip out

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Escurrirse, escaparse, salir, deslizarse

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19
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Turn a blind eye

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Pretend not to notice something

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20
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SOURCE:

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https://intercambioidiomasonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/C1-VOCABULARY-PACK.pdf

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21
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Let the cat out of the bag

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To reveal a secret

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22
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Bury your head in the sand

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Ignore a situation

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23
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Smell a rat

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To sense something is wrong

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24
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Be under someone’s thumb

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Be controlled by someone

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25
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Curiosity killed the cat

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To be curious and get into trouble

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26
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The powers to be

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The people in control (las autoridades).
For example:
English: Hopefully, the powers to be will also agree.
Spanish: Con suerte, las autoridades también estarán de acuerdo,

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27
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On a whim

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Por capricho

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28
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Candy floss

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Algodón de azúcar

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29
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To butt in

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Interrumpir a alguien en una conversación

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30
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Mess

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Desastre, desorden

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31
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Mess with someone

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Meterse con alguien

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32
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Prone

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Propenso

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33
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Lean

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Delgado

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34
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Gorgeous

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Precioso

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35
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Burnout

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Agotamiento

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36
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Claw machine

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Máquina de garra

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37
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Throat

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Garganta

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38
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Wellbeing

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Bienestar

39
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Committed

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Comprometido

40
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Loan

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Préstamo

41
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Roll over

A

Darse la vuelta

42
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Buffeted

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Abofeteado

43
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Tossed

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Arrojado

44
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To lurch

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Tambalearse

45
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Raw

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Crudo

46
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Be a know-it-all

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Ser un sabelotodo

47
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Pull a few strings

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Use your influence to your own advantage

48
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Gain the upper hand

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Take advantage of something

49
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Have a cat nap

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Sleep for a short time

50
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To give green light

A

Give permission

51
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Be a busy body

A

Be nosy/gossip about something, a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them,

52
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Nosy

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Fisgón

53
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Gossip

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Cotilla / cotilleo

54
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Stool

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Heces / taburete (becareful)

55
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Tailored

A

A medida

56
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Nod head

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Mover la cabeza de arriba a abajo

57
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Headshake

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Mover la cabeza de izquierda a derecha

58
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Touch and go

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Difícil, dudoso

59
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Bore no resemblance

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No parecerse en nada

60
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To be at odds

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Estar en conflicto con

61
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Virtually

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Prácticamente

62
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Blatantly

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Descaradamente

63
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Halted

A

Detenido

64
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Laborers

A

Obreros

65
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A teenth

A

Unos gramos / cantidad indeterminada, pero pequeña de droga

66
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Freebie

A

Obsequio/regalo

67
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Deposit

A

Fianza

68
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I’d better hit it

A

Será mejor que me pire

69
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Wounded

A

Herido

70
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Lousy

A

Muy mal

71
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Shrink

A

Psiquiatra

72
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Overlap

A

Superposición

73
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Busted

A

Arrestado

74
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Chrissake

A

Por el amor de dios

75
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Felony

A

Delito

76
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Reprisals

A

Represalias (acto de venganza)

77
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Shanking

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Cargárselo / matar / apuñalar

78
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Chow

A

Comida

79
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Ashtray

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Cenicero

80
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Snappy

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Rapido

81
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I’m teasing

A

Estoy bromeando

82
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Shrunk

A

Encoger

83
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Blindfolded

A

Con los ojos vendados

84
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Upshot

A

Consecuencias

85
Q

Call it a day

A

Terminar

86
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Holler

A

Gritar (avisar, llamar)

87
Q

Rot

A

Putrefacción

88
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Hollow

A

Hueco

89
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Stashed

A

Escondido

90
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Eyeballed

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Look or stare at closely

91
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Endulzante

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Sweetner

92
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Tapa

A

Lid

93
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Tapa

A

Lid

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