Vocab. 4,5 & 6 Flashcards

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a hard act to follow

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muy difícil de igualar

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2
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action-packed

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lleno/a de acción,

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3
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adhere to

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ajustarse (a)

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4
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astound

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sorprender

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5
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at the expense of

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a costa de

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6
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awkwardness

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torpeza

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7
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baffled / confounded

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desconcertado

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8
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bring the house down

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poner al público en pie

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9
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capture the imagination

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cautivar la mente

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10
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cite as

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señalar como

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11
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clean up your act

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cambiar de actitud

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12
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clumsiness

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torpeza

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13
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collision

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choque

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14
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compelling

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apasionante

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15
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crucial stepping stone

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paso crucial

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16
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displaced

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sustituir

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17
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mundane/dull

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aburrido

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elated

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eufórico

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19
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endurance

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resistencia

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20
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endure

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aguantar

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21
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envisage

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imaginar

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22
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exhilarated/elated

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eufórico/a,

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23
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go so far as to

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llegar al punto de

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24
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hectic

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ajetreado/a

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25
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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

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in a fraction of a second

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26
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insightful

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profundo

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27
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muddled

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confundido

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28
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mundane

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boring

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29
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of sorts

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atípico/a

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29
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en ascuas

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on the edge of my seat

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30
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portray as

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describir como

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31
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portrayal

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interpretación

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32
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proporcionar

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provide with

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33
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ser el narrador

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serve as the narrator

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34
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socially inept

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incapaz de relacionarse

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34
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stem from

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derivar(se)

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35
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hasta qué punto

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to what extent

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36
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top-grossing

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taquillero/a,

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37
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unassuming

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humilde,

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38
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accident-prone

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propenso/a a los accidentes

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39
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attention span

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capacidad de atención

40
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blend

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combinación

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career-wise

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profesional

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abarcar mucho contenido

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cover a lot of ground

43
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crude

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rudimentario/a

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customise

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personalizar

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embedded

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integrado/a

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engrossed

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absorto

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endurance/stamina

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resistencia

47
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engagement

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compromiso

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error-prone

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propenso/a al error

49
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full spectrum

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repertorio completo

49
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have it down to a fine art

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hacer algo de maravilla

50
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foolproof

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easy

51
Q

learn by rote

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aprender de memoria

52
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like-minded

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con formas de pensar parecidas

52
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literacy

A

alfabetización

53
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pave the way

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sentar las bases

54
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pull an all-nighter

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pasar la noche en vela

55
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pursue

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seguir

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safety-conscious

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precavido/a,

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riveted

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embobado/a,

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school of thought

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corriente de pensamiento

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setback

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contratiempo

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single-minded

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determined, focused

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underpin

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respaldar

60
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utter

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absoluto/a

61
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allocate funds

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invertir fondos

62
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by and large

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en general

63
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commonly held belief

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creencia extendida

64
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counter-intuitive

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contradictorio/a

64
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detach

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distanciar

65
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detachment

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distanciamiento/ indiferencia

66
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discrepancy

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diferencia

67
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displeasure

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disgusto

68
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envy

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envidia

69
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draw on

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recurrir a

69
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dwell on

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obsesionarse con

70
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experiential purchases

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inversiones en experiencias

70
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fade into the background

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desaparecer

71
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implication

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conclusion

72
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in the long run

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a largo plazo

73
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sacar conclusiones

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jump to conclusions

74
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make a name for itself

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forjarse una reputación

74
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ser comprensivo/a con

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make allowances for

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make waves

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armar líos

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make way for

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dar paso a

76
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único/a,

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one-off

77
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prominence

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fama

77
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pursuit of happiness

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búsqueda de la felicidad

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informarse sobre

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read up on

77
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recreational facility

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zona de ocio

78
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regardless of

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independientemente de

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encontrarse con

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run up against

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settle on

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decidirse por

80
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scores of

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multitud de

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steadily

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de manera constante

81
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steer

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dirigir a

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unaltered

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sin cambios

83
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on the wane

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en decadencia

84
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weigh up

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compare

85
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workforce

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total de trabajadores