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1
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Commence

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To start.
Today the Olympic games commenced with athletics.

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Elucidate

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To explain

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Imminent

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About to happen, especually something bad or dangerous

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Eminent

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Famous and reapected, especially within a particukar proffesion
בולט, מכובד, בכיר

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Plant the seeds of doubt

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Cause soneone to have doubts about something

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Bark up the wrong tree

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To be wrong about something or the way to achieve domething
“טעית בכתובת”
תפסת את הבן אדם הלא נכון

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Beat around the bush

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To avoid getting to the point of an issue
ללכת סחור וסחור
להימנע מקלרוא לילד בשמו

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Garish

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Unpleasently bright and showy.
ססגוני, ראוותני

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Grubby

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Covered with dirt

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Creased

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Marked by lines or wrinkles

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Let something out

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להרחיב משהו, כמו מכנסיים אצל התופר

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Take something in

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,להצר פריט לבוש

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Take something up

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לקצר פריט לבוש כמו מכנסיים

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Inversion

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היפוך, הפיכה, מהפך

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Auxiliary

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עזר, מסייע

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To go stale

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התיישן, נעשה מעופש, עם עובש
מתאין גם לבגט שנהיה קשה כמו אבן. או באופן מטאפורי

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17
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Soggy

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רטוב וספוג נוזלים באופן לא נעים

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18
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Rancid

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בעל טעם רע שנובע משומנים ושמנים שהתקלקלו.

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Wilted

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No longer fresh or firm (of herbs or leafy vegtables).
נבל, קמל, כמש, נחלש, תש כוחו

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pallid

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pale in an unhealthy way

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swarthy

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having dark skin

שְׁחַרְחַר, שָׁחוּם

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ruddy
pronounced ready

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אֲדַמְדַּם, אַדְמוּמִי;
of healthy red colour

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23
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self reliant

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not needing help or support from other people

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24
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Complement

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השלים

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25
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Emigrate

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לרדת מהארץ

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26
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Swamped

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Extremely busy

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27
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dissmisive

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showing that you think something or someone is not important and not worth considering
זַלְזְלָנִי, שאינו מייחס חשיבות

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28
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competent

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able to do something well

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29
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endeavor

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try hard to do or achieve something

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30
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put off

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postpone

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31
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to set up

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to setablish

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32
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backfire

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הוביל לתוצאה הפוכה מהרצוי, נִכְשַׁל

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33
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hole punch

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a device for making holes in sheets of paper

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34
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correction fluid

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white fluid used to mask errors in text

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35
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staple remover

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a device for quick removal of staples

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36
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clipboard

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a board with a clip that holds together pieces of paper

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37
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bulletin board

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a board on a wall where you can put notices

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38
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Rebate

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הֲנָחָה; הֶחְזֵר (חלקי מהתשלום על מוצר)

39
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Scrumptious

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טעים במיוחד

40
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Play hardball

A

To act aggressively to get what you want

41
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Jam into

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To push sonwthing into something
רוס, תקע עפרון ביד של מוניקה

42
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Dish it out

A

Say something critical or offensive to soneone else.
to give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully:
A good doctor listens to the patient rather than just dishing out drugs.
He’s very keen to dish out criticism.
He’s mad at me for teasing him – he can dish it out, but he can’t take it!
to give or serve food to people:
Jon, could you dish the carrots out for me, please?

43
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Moving sidewalk

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מסוע לכת, דרכנוע

44
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Gangway
The second g is silent.

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שרוול למטוס, או גשר/מדרגות לאוניה.

45
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Gally

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מטבחון במטוס או ספינה

46
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Armrest

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משענת יד במטוס

47
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No show

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מקרה של מושב ריק בטיסה, מישהו שלא הגיע

48
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Air rage

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תוקפנות פתאומית של נוסעים

49
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Cramped seating

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מושבים צפופים, בלי הרבה רווח

50
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Throw under the bus

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Do somthing harmful to a person in irder to get what you want.

51
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Train of thought

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a series of thoughts or ideas that someone is having. You interrupted my train of thought. I lost my train of thought when you interrupted me.

52
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Drive home

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make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something. “drive home a point or an argument” “I’m trying to drive home these basic ideas”

53
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Rock the boat

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If you rock the boat, you do or say something that will upset people or cause problems: Don’t rock the boat until the negotiations are finished.

54
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Flight of imagination

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על כנפי הדמיון
רעיונות לא פרקטיים ולא מציאותיים

55
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Itinerary

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תכנית מפורטת של המקומות שאתה עומד לבקר בהם

56
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Get itchy feet

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כשיש לך צורך חזק ופתאומי לצאת ולטייל בעולם

57
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Wanderlust

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A strong desire to travel to different places.

58
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Highways and byways

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Exploring both popular and unpopular places

59
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Off the beated track

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מחוץ לנתיב התיירים השחוק

60
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Red eye flight

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A night flight

61
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Board

A

Food provided at the place that you stay.

62
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Pardon my french

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Sorry for using a swear word

63
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When in Rome

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ברומא תהיה רומאי

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Sarong

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בגד חוף שכורכים סביב המותן/האגן

65
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Buoy

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מצוף בים (לא של ילדים)

66
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Pier

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מֵזַח; רְצִיף; שׁוֹבֵר גַּלִּים; עמוד תומך (בגשר, במבנה וכדומה)

67
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Insect repellent

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תרסיס נגד עקיצות חרקים

68
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Grill grate

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רשת לצלייה מעל מנגל

69
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Kindling

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זרדים וכו’ אשר משמשים כדי להתחיל בערה

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Hushed (voice)

A

Quiet and serious

71
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Huskey (voice)

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Sounding rough and harsh

72
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Mellifluous

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ערֵב לָאֹזֶן, מָתוֹק, נֹפֶת צוּפִים, חלק ומתוק כדבש

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Slurred

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slursomething+ speechto pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tiredShe had drunk too much and her speech was slurred.

74
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Stern

A

Serious and strict.
נקשה, מחמיר

75
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tremulous

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רועד, רוטט, מפוחד, נפחד

76
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Mundane

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Ordinary and dull

77
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Arduous

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מפרך, מייגע
Involving alot of effort

78
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Destitute

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ממש עני וללא אמצעים בסיסיים
חסר כל

79
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Excruciating

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מייסר, מייגע

80
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ignition

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הַצָּתָה

81
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glove compartment

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תא כפפות

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83
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Tailgate

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כשמישהו נצמד

84
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Break the speed limit

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To drive beyond the fastest rate for a particular area

85
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Overtake

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עקף, הדביק, השיג

86
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Yield

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תמרור משולש לבן, לתת זכות קדימה

87
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יהיר, רברבו

88
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conceited
conceited

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יהיר, רברבן

89
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unscrupulous

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חסר מצפון, למשל איש עסקים לא הגון.

90
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Gobble

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לזלול במהירות, כמעט בלי ללעוס. תוך כדי השמעת קולות

91
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Guzzle

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To drink alot of liquid quickly and greedily

92
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Savor

A

To eat slowly and fully and enjoy
להתענג על….

93
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arson

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הצתה של בית, מכונית

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