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1
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stripped/bare/exposed

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desguarnecido

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setback/mishap

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percance

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By means of

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mediante

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predict

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predecir

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excessive (beginning with D)

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desmedido

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impending/imminent

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inminente

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everlasting/long-lasting

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perdurable

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8
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mixed-race

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mestizo/a

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9
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emphasize/stress

hacer ___________ en

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hacer hincapié en

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10
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wander

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deambular

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11
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background knowledge

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bagaje de conocimientos

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12
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nuance

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matiz

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13
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That is to say/meaning

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Es decir

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14
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snoop around

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husmear

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15
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sneak in

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entrar a hurtadillas

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spoil/ruin

d______, e_______, a_______

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desbaratar/arruinar/estropear

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17
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brawl

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trifulca

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18
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unruly

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impetuoso

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19
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decline/fall (of something)

e.g. Seen a decline in education

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decadencia

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20
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Fortress

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alcázar

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21
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resonate

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resonar

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22
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intermission

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intermitencia

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23
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uproot

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desarraigar

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24
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shore

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orilla

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25
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cast away (throw)

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arrojar

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26
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‘pull’ over

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arrasar

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27
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energy/vigour

beginning with I

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ímpetu

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28
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of summer

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veraniego/a

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29
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soft spot/fondness

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afecto

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30
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dome

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cúpula

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31
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spire

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aguja

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32
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spiral

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voluta

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33
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inmiscuirse

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interfere/meddle/pry

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34
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elevate/raise up

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alzar

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35
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obstinate/stubborn

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obstinado/terco

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36
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hideous/spectacle/disaster

e.g He came to the wedding looking a spectacle

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adefesio

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37
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long faced

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lánguido/a

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38
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once/formerly/before

e.g Lily formerly the princess of Arabia

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otrora

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39
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lie ‘sprawled’

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yacer

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40
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denunciar

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report/inform against

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41
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alud

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avalanche/mudslide

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42
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subsanable

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recitifiable

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43
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promover

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promote

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44
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tributo (money)

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fee

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45
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recaudación de empresa

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company income/earnings

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46
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un bache

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pothole/rough patch

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47
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cetáceos

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cetacean (whales/dolphins)

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48
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bramidos

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roar/bellow

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49
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restregarse

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rub up against

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50
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andadas

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adventures

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51
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resoplar

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pant/ huff and puff

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52
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halcón

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falcon/hawk

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53
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una dejadez

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negligence

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54
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remolino

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whirlwind/whirlpool

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55
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vivero

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nursery

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56
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agüero

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omen

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57
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anhelante

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eager

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58
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pasmado

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bewildered

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59
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alborotado

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unruly/disruptive/rowdy

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60
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alborotar

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disrupt/unsettle/stir up

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61
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morsa

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walrus

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62
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comadrona

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midwife

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63
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módico

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modest

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64
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chelín(es)

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shilling(s)

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65
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verja

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railings/fence

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66
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cofia

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hairnet/bonnet

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67
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erguir

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stand up/straighten up

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68
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desvanecer

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fade/faint/dissipate

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69
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un alfiler

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a pin

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70
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cerciorarse

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check in/make sure

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71
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remangar

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roll up (sleeves)

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72
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balbucear

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babble/stutter/stammer

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73
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un relieve

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topography (study of geographical land surfaces)

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74
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planicie

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plain/flatland

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75
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loma

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land elevation/rise

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76
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hallar

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to find

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77
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bucle

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loop or curl(hair)

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78
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nogal

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walnut tree

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79
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comarca

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region

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una cuenca (geografía)

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basin (land depression)

81
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cuarzo

A

quartz

82
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propicio

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favourable

83
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dehesa/pradera

A

pasture/meadow

84
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encina

A

holm/evergreen oak

85
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quebradero

A

headache inducing

86
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carece de

A

lacks

87
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lucio (fish)

A

pike

88
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colofón

A

culmination/climax/end of something

89
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aullar

A

to howl

90
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gemir

A

to moan

91
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prude

A

puritano

92
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rooftop

A

azotea

93
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discurrir

A

pass through/by

94
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chaparral

A

thicket

95
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madroño

A

wild strawberry tree

96
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grulla

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crane

97
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influjo

A

influence

98
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mestizaje

A

blend/fusion

99
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perdiz

A

partridge

100
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premisa

A

premise/affirmation

101
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castro

A

fortified camp

102
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hacer acopio

A

muster/gather

103
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a lomos de

A

riding (animal)

104
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gentío

A

crowd

105
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arremolinarse

A

crowd around

106
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vendaval/galerna

A

gale/gale in northwest spain

107
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brumoso

A

foggy

108
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a regañadientes

A

reluctantly/ unwillingly

109
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saqueo

A

mugging

110
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saquear

A

to mug

111
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fetidez

A

fetidness/dirtiness

112
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corral

A

pig pens/farmyard

113
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lumbre

A

fire/heat/stove

114
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despojar

A

strip (power, title, armour)

115
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cubierta

A

a deck

116
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una aureola

A

halo

117
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repentina

A

sudden

118
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desplegar

A

to spread out

119
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pregonar

A

hawk/hustle/anounce

120
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hecho y derecho

A

grown (up)/mature

121
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rematadamente

A

terribly/utterly/incredibly

122
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novelesco

A

fantastic/bizarre

123
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envalentar

A

given courage/make brave

124
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centellear

A

twinkle/sparkle

125
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arrojado

A

cast/thrown OR daring/gutsy

126
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aporrear

A

to beat/pound

127
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sin piedad

A

without mercy/mercilessly

128
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jinete

A

rider/jockey

129
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endilgar

A

laden/saddle with

130
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en concreto

A

specifically

131
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tapete/alfombra

A

rug

132
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tapiz

A

tapestry

133
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gabardina

A

trench coat

134
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encaramarse

A

perch/to climb

135
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de una tacada

A

once and for all

136
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highly

A

altamente

137
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torch

A

linterna/antorcha

138
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a guisa de

A

by way of

139
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irradiar

A

radiate/give off

140
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implacable

A

relentless/ruthless

141
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incipiente

A

emerging/new-born/budding

142
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embriagado

A

drunk

143
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zozobra

A

anxiety/jumpiness

144
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súplica

A

plea/request

145
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desventura

A

mishap/misfortune

146
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ensueño

A

daydream/fantasy

147
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artero

A

crafty/cunning

148
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porvenir

A

future

149
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seno

A

bosom/protection

150
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desamparar

A

abandon/desert

151
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follaje

A

foliage

152
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enmudecer

A

fall silent

153
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angosto

A

narrow

154
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atribulado

A

distressed/grief-stricken/heart-broken

155
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ánima

A

soul in purgatory

156
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alzar

A

rise/raise

157
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rendimiento

A

performance/efficiency

158
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burdo

A

clumsy/crude

159
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artimaña

A

trick/ruse/dodge/scheme

160
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deterioro

A

deterioration

161
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conforme (conjunction)

A

just as

162
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muelle

A

dock/pier/quay

163
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mazazo

A

mallet/hammer blow

164
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dañino

A

harmful/detrimental

165
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fomentar

A

encourage/promote/incite

166
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desecho

A

waste

167
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litoral

A

coast

168
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pantano

A

reservoir OR swamp/marsh

169
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emblase

A

reservoir

170
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atómito/a

A

astonished/stunned

171
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errar

A

miss (a shot)

172
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víctima de estafa

A

scam victim

173
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estafa

A

fraud

174
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caucho

A

rubber

175
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el alcance

A

scope/range/significance

176
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estremecer

A

make shake/tremble

177
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vago/sombrío

A

shadowy

178
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entretanto

A

in the mean time

179
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vulgar

A

ordinary/vulgar

180
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inhumación

A

burial

181
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amortiguar

A

cushion/soften the blow

182
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abarrotar

A

pack/fill out

183
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llevar a padecer

A

cause suffering of

184
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gabardina

A

trench coat

185
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espadachín

A

swordsman/swashbuckler

186
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lóbulo

A

earlobe

187
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barandilla

A

handrail/banister

188
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escoltar

A

escort/guard/acompany

189
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hilera

A

row/line

190
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secreter

A

bureau/writing desk

191
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caoba

A

mahogany (wood)/ auburn (hair)

192
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vanidoso

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smug/vain/big-headed

193
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chal

A

shawl/wrap/pashmina

194
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peladilla

A

sugared almond

195
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regazo

A

lap

196
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derrochar

A

to waste/squander

197
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derramar

A

to spill

198
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abstenio/a

A

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