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1
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Incitar

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To incite

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Hire

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to employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job

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At stake

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En juego/riesgo

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Concern

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to cause worry to someone, preocupar

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Isolation

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Aislamiento, the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel unhappy

After moving to a new city where she didn’t know anyone, she experienced a deep sense of isolation.

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Insight

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Noun.
(The ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation

The book gave me a new insight into human behavior.
(El libro me dio una nueva comprensión del comportamiento humano.)

Her insight into the problem helped us find a solution quickly.
(Su comprensión del problema nos ayudó a encontrar una solución rápidamente.)

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Be stun by

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Ser sorprendido (mucho) por

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Miss the point

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Perder el norte/punto
no entender o no captar la idea principal de algo

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Hire staff

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Employ people

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Putting people in boxes

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Limit people to their abilities

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Drop a bombshell

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Lanzar un bombazo

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Bother

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Molestarse en hacer algo, to take the effort to do something

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Pitfall

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Trampa

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Fool

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Stupid

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Filth

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Porquería
The abandoned house was covered in filth after years of neglect.

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Cheek

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Descaro

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In turn

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By turn

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Alentar

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Encourage

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Bienestar

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Wellness

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Abordar

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Tackle

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Approach

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acercarse, enfoque

The teacher used a different approach to explain the complex topic to the students.
(El maestro usó un enfoque diferente para explicar el tema complejo a los estudiantes.)

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Handle

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manejar, ocuparse de

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Charmed

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Encantado/s

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A través de

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Through

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The assortment of

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Una variedad de
The bakery offers a delightful assortment of pastries and cakes.
(La panadería ofrece una deliciosa variedad de pasteles y tartas.)

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Shade

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sombra

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Un piso, dos pisos, 7 pisos…

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One-storey, two-storey, seven-storey

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Spread

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Extender
If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation.
Si se permite que una enfermedad se propague, puede provocar grandes daños.

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Farmland

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Tiendas de labranza

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Bulk

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Tamaño, volumen

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Harvest yield

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Rendimiento de la cosecha

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Threat

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Amenazar

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Attempt

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Intento

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Ciudadano

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Citizen

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Desanimar

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Discourage

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Be blamed

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Ser culpado

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Culpar a alguien

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Blame
Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.
Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.

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Imponente (que impone)

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Towering

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Grúa

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Crane

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Brought in…

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Aportados por…

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Lessen

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it becomes less strong, reducir
Taking regular breaks can help lessen the stress of studying for long hours.

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Autopista

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Highway

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to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces:

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Dismantle

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to plan, prepare for, or organize something

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Arrange

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Ha sido despedido

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Has been made redundant

46
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Varillas de acero

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Steel rods

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Terminación (the act of finishing something that you are doing or making)

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Completion

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Sustancialmente (to a large degree)

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Substantially

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Caldera

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Boiler

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Punto clonfictivo, punto de encuentro

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Hotspot

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the act of covering something to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering, or the fact that something is covered in this way

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Insulation

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Si no

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Otherwise

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Leak

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Gotera

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Fontanero

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Plumber

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Persecución

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Chase

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Expectativa

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Expectancy

57
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to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object

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Seek
“She decided to seek professional advice before making such an important decision.”

58
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Disease

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Enfermedad –>caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident

59
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No eres consciente (adj)

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Anaware

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Drowsy

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Somnoliento

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Sleepover

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Pijama party

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Rush

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Correr con prisa

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Pesar

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Weigh

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Enhance

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Mejorar

65
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to accept something enthusiastically
abrazar

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Embrace
This was an opportunity that he would embrace.

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