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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
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
sombra
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Un piso, dos pisos, 7 pisos...
One-storey, two-storey, seven-storey
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Spread
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
Tiendas de labranza
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Bulk
Tamaño, volumen
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Harvest yield
Rendimiento de la cosecha
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Threat
Amenazar
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Attempt
Intento
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Ciudadano
Citizen
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Desanimar
Discourage
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Be blamed
Ser culpado
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Culpar a alguien
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)
Towering
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Grúa
Crane
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Brought in...
Aportados por...
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Lessen
it becomes less strong, reducir Taking regular breaks can help lessen the stress of studying for long hours.
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Autopista
Highway
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to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces:
Dismantle
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to plan, prepare for, or organize something
Arrange
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Ha sido despedido
Has been made redundant
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Varillas de acero
Steel rods
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Terminación (the act of finishing something that you are doing or making)
Completion
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Sustancialmente (to a large degree)
Substantially
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Caldera
Boiler
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Punto clonfictivo, punto de encuentro
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
Insulation
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Si no
Otherwise
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Leak
Gotera
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Fontanero
Plumber
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Persecución
Chase
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Expectativa
Expectancy
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to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
Seek "She decided to seek professional advice before making such an important decision."
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Disease
Enfermedad -->caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
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No eres consciente (adj)
Anaware
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Drowsy
Somnoliento
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Sleepover
Pijama party
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Rush
Correr con prisa
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Pesar
Weigh
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Enhance
Mejorar
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to accept something enthusiastically abrazar
Embrace This was an opportunity that he would embrace.