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1
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Bottom of the well

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Fundo do poço

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Nevertheless

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No entanto

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Although

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Apesar

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Therefore

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Portanto

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As of now

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A partir de agora

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Commoner

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Plebeu

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Nobility

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Nobreza

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He still became

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Ele ainda se tornou

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Covet

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Cobiça

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Brat

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Pirralho

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Has come

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Veio

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Has teacher gone out of the sacred mountain?

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A professa ja saiu da montanha sagrada?

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Marsh

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Pântano

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Teasing

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Provocando

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Smartass

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Espetinho

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Do you think putting things this way can change harsh reality?

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Você pensa que colocar as coisas dessa maneira pode mudar a dura realidade?

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Despicable

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Desprezível

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To mock

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Zombar

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To preach

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Pregar

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To nurture / nourish

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Nutrir

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Demoralise

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Desmoralizar

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Solely

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Unicamente / somente

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Contempt

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Desprezo / desdém

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Resign

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Demitir-se

Renunciar

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Tha being the case

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Sendo esse o caso

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Later on

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Mais tarde

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Withdraw

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Retirar

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Stand up

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Ficar de pé

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Realiable

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De Confiança

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To curry favour

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Para obter favores

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Hence

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Consequentemente

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Deemed

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Considerado

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Accomplish

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Concluir, completar, realizar

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Peers

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Pares

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Statement

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Afirmação

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36
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Enroll

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Matricular

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Soar

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Subir muito

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At most

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No máximo

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Could it be

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Poderia ser

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Allowance

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Mesada

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41
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Wrap

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Embrulhar

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42
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Crossbow

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Besta

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Smear

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Esfregar

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Weed

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Erva

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Principal of the school

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Diretor da escola

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Fur

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Pelagem

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47
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Stand still

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Ficar parado

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48
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Concoct

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Inventar

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49
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Tidy up

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Arrumar

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Meanwhile

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Enquanto isso

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Brew

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Fermentar / infundir

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52
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Get over

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Superar

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53
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Fee

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Taxa

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Dawn

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Alvorecer

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55
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Attend

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Assistir, comparecer, frequentar

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There seem

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Parece que

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57
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Fewer

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Menos

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58
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Dispatch

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Despachar

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59
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Run into

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Topar com

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60
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Further in

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Mais adiante

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Clearing

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Clareira

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62
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Plague

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Afligir

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63
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Afterwards

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Após

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As well

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Também

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65
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Betroth

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Noivar (the same as engaged)

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Sigh

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Suspirar

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Befall

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Acontecer, suceder

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Let’s talk this over

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Vamos conversar sobre isso

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69
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Ogle

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Similar to “eat with the eyes”

Cobiçar

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70
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Descend

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Descer (othes words: go down, come down)

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71
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Muster

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Reunir

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72
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Clog

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Entupir

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73
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Beddriden

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Acamado

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By now

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Por enquanto

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75
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Bearable

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Suportável

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76
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Cease and ceaselessly

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Cessar / incessantemente

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Amend

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Mudar, corrigir, melhorar, aperfeiçoar

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78
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Mock

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zombar

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79
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Bruise

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Hematoma / machucado

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Cripple

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Aleijado

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Acquaintance

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Conhecido

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Subside

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Diminuir

83
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Itch

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Coceira

84
Q

As thoug…

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Como se…

85
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Lessen

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Diminuir / atenuar

86
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Sliver

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Lasca

87
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Subdue

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Subjulgar

88
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Withstand

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Resistir, suportar, aguentar

89
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Outcome

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Resultado

90
Q

This pervert should be taught a lesson

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Esse pervertido tem que tomar uma lição

91
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Get thrown

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Ser jogado

92
Q

Rascal

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Malandro

93
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Enhance

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Melhorar

94
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Etch

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Gravura

95
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Prowess

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Destreza

96
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Inherit

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Herdar

97
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Overbearing

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Arrogante

98
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Outrageous

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Ultrajante

99
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Depth

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Profundidade

100
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Clueless

A

Sem noção

101
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Sovereing

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Soberano

102
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Outstanding

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Excepcional

103
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To Behead

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Decapitar

104
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Grudge

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Rancor

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Ruth

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Piedade

106
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Clue

A

Dica / pista

107
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Underling

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Subordinado

108
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Attire

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Traje

109
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I will take a spin

A

Eu vou dar uma volta

110
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Yearn

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Ansiar

111
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Rubbish

A

Bobagem

112
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You lout

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Seu estúpido

113
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He is as slippery as an eel

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Ele é escorregadio como uma enguia

114
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To smear

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Esfregar

115
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Coming along

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Vindo junto

116
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Rely

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Depender

117
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Behalf

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Em nome de

118
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Break through

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Avanço

119
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To Ambush

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Emboscar

120
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Foresight

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Previsão

121
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Unscathed

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The same as unharmed

122
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Be rash

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A person that act by his feeling

123
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Cripple

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A person who don’t have full parts of his body

124
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Nowhere

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Em nenhuma parte

125
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Silly almond

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amendobobo

126
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What is Cushion?

A

It’s something that it’s used to lay down our heads before going to sleep at night

127
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Marble

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In my house, I have a marble table

128
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Riddle

A

Had you already seen harry potter? Remember of tom riddle?

So, in portuguese this means Tom Enigma

129
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Ransom

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So, the Ransom of soldier Ryan?

Ransomware remembers you of anything?

130
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Catch up

A

Alcançar

131
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Grudge

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A bad or angry feeling towards someone because of something they did in the past

132
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Outstanding

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Excellent and much better the most

133
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Hunch

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An idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof

134
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Squeeze

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To press something firmly

135
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Drench

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To make someone or something extremely wet

136
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Assess

A

To judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something

Same as avaliar, in portuguese

137
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Reek

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To have a strong and unpleasant smell

138
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Preposterous

A

Other words with likely meaning are:

Absurd, abdsurdity, insanely etc

139
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Conceited

A

Too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

Others synonyms:
Arrogant
Pretensious
Self important

140
Q

Whereas

A

Enquanto que

141
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Breakthrough

A

An important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problema

142
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Harass

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To continue to annoy ou upset someone over a period of time

143
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Scapegoat

A

A person Who is blamed for something that someone else has done

144
Q

Up to you

A

Depende de você

145
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Rubbish

A

Something that you think is very low quality or not true

146
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Torn

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The past participle of tear, what means to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off

147
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Chant

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To repeat or sing a word of phrase continuously

148
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Sneak up

A

To approach of someone quietly and surprising that person

149
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Render

A

To cause someone or something to be in a particular state

150
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Inquire

A

To ask for information

151
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Bolster

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To support or improve something or make it stronger

152
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Enforce

A

To force somebody to do something, or to make sure that something happens

The same as the word:

Impor, in portuguese

153
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Utmost

A

Used to emphasize how important or serious something is

154
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Throw a fit

A

Also have a fit

To become very angry

155
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Eavesdrop

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To listen secretly to someone’s private conversation

156
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Greet

A

To welcome someone with particular words or particular action, or to react to something in the stated way

Saudar. In portuguese

157
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Henchman

A

Someone who does unpleasant or illegal things for a powerful person

Capanga, guarda costas

158
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Remark

A

Something that you say

Comentário

159
Q

Flatter

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To praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere

160
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Praise

A

Show approval

161
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Spoil

A

This Word has many meanings, includin that:

To allow child to do or have everything that it wants to.

Mimado

162
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Bid

A

If someone bids to do something, they compete with other people to do it

163
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Albeit

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Embora…

164
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Flawless

A

Perfect or whitout mistakes

165
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Sunken

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Having falling to the bottom of the sea

166
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Fierce

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Strong and powerful

Feroz

167
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Stern

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Severe, or showing disapproval

168
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Thoughtful

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Carefully considering things

Pensativo, considerado

169
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Unrivalled

A

Having no equal, better than any other of the same type

Incomparável

170
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Depths

A

Profundezas

171
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Humble

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Humilde

Modesto

172
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Arouse

A

To cause someone to have a particular feeling

Despertar emoções

173
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Squirm

A

Contorcer-se

174
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Cinch

A

Easy

Moleza

175
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Contemptible

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Desprezivel

176
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Pleasantries

A

Gentilezas

177
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Throw in the towell

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Jogar a toalha

178
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Rigged

A

To arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed

Manipulado.

179
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Stingy

A

Unwilling to spen money

Avarento

180
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To Conceal

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To prevent something from being seen or known about

Esconder

181
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Shady

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Dishonest or illegal

182
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Fainter

A

Similar to weaker

183
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Cornfield

A

A field that is used for growing corn

184
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Look down

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To think you are better than someone

185
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To Ambush

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To suddendly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them

186
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To pry

A

To try to find out private facts about a person

187
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Rusty

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Covered with rust (metal decay)

188
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To linger

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To take a long time to leave or disappear

Permanecer

189
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Waist

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Cintura

190
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To shun

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To avoid something

Evitar

191
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Corpse

A

A dead body

Cadaver

192
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Perilous

A

Same as dangerous

193
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I urge

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I insist

194
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Outright

A

Abertamente

195
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Swindle

A

To cheat or trick someone in order to get money from them

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