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amply

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amplamente

They were amply compensate

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delusion

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ilusão

Such a grandiose delusion is common to the consideration of an insanity defense

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dysfunctional

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create a dysfunctional market for CEO

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bolstered/bolster

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reforçado/suportado

The seats we well bolstered and leather trim is also available

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trim

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bom estado

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fawning

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bajulação
The myth of the generalist CEO is bolstered by the many fawning media portrayals where CEOs say that their key jobs are understanding, hiring…

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presume

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supõe

I presume that you are going to the school this morning

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inefable

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unexplainable

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being

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he is a human being

bats are really strange beings

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subjectivity

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o intimo de alguma coisa

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plumbed

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sondado/understand

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hunch

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pressentimento

feeling or guess based on intuition as opposed to fact

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undermining

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prejudicando
damage or weaken (specially gradually)
something is ineffable is undermining the very essence of the word

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oblique

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torto

was given to oblique ways of showing affection

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commends

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louva
trust
His son commends. “goes here”

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solipsistic

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believe that everything around you (the world), it’s sheer thing of you mind

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sheer

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puramente

It’s sheerly thing of your own mind

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feverish

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febril

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special treat

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tratamento especial

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come out

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appear

21
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be that as it may

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seja como for
be that as it may, we’re still going running today
even though

22
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make the case that

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I can make the case that he looks happy because I can see him smiling and excited
tell
give a reason

23
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in what way

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how

In what way should I make this report

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as opposed to

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As opposed to running, I prefer swimming
I prefer running to swimming
contrary, against
or instead of

25
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make a distinction between

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I don’t make a distinction between Chihuahuas and other small dogs
see a difference
i don’t make a difference
manage to cut into different pieces

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in terms of

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about, concerning

in terms of the company, I think it could be doing better

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when it comes to

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when it comes to soccer, I’m not very good

concerning soccer, I’m good at it

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then again

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think about something again

29
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be synonymous with

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to be the same or equivalent
to connote something
Minivans are synonymous with children and families going to soccer games

30
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whatever happened to him?

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o que aconteceu com ele?

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one way or the other

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de qualquer forma

32
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I can’t say thank you enough

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high level of thanks

I can’t recommend this enough

33
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I stand corrected

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I admit I’m wrong

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