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1
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refuerzo

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reinforcent

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amparo

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protection, refuge

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premura

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haste

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cadera

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hip

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cabida

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room, capacity

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disminucion

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decrease, reduction

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resquicio

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chink, crack, glimmer

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paso elevado/subterraneo

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over/underpass

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amanecer

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daybreak, dawn

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discurrir

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to reflect, think, come up with

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envalentonar

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to embolden, give courage

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alardear de

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to boast, brag

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precipitar

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to rush, hasten

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bricar

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to skip, jump

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catar

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to taste, sample, judge

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abrochar

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to fasten, to buckle

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barra

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forward slash

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agobiar

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to overwhelm, to feel overwhelmed

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escocer

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to sting, to smart

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expediente

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documents, file, record

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tirita

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sticking plaster

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componer

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to fix, compose, comprise of

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atestado

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crowded

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hormigon

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concrete

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sandalia

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sandals

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eufemismo

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euphemism

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sorbo

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sip

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pancarta

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banner

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bochorno

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embarrassment, muggy weather

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procedimiento

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procedure, proceedings

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movido

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hectic, lively, blurred

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subastar

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to auction

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franquicia

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franchise

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castizo

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pure blood, authentic

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estribillo

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chorus

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pericia

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skill, knowledge

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adrede

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deliberately, intentionally

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moqueta

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carpet (not rug)

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perseverancia

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perseverence

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fuerza de voluntad

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will-power

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agujetas

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feeling sore/stiff from sport

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cordones de zapato

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laces

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43
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Rake

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rastra

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44
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unnoticed

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desapercibido

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disastrous

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nefasto

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to yawn

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bostezar

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47
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narrow minded

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de mente estrecho

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energetic

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energico

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summary/extract

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extracto

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disdain

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desden

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slow/dumb/stupid

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lerdo

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to come out/show your face

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asomar

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53
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commodity

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mercancia

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54
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son in law

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yerno

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landing

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rellano

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guffaw/loud laughter

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carcajada

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delicacy

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delicadeza

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necklace

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collar

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armpit

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sobaco

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at random

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al azar

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one each

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sondos/sendas

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charm/elf

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duende

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portrait

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retrato

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beating

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paliza

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alabar

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to praise

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review or report of a book or game

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reseña

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emotional

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emotivo

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arrugar

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to wrinkle

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regarding, with regards to

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tocante a

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gum (body)

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encia

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alumbrado

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lighting

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to slide

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deslizar

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hoody

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poleron

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survival

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supervivencia

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brawl, argument

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riña

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foam

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espuma

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reef

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arrecife

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clumsy/awkward

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torpe

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pen knife

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navaja

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mouthful

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bocado/bocada/bocanada

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81
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to get drunk

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mamarse

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82
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overload

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sobrecarga

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83
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Pecar

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To sin

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alojar

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to put up, to host

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proseguir

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to continue, carry on

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aportar

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to provide, contribute

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87
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acomodado

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well off

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sleeve

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manga

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cansancio

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tiredness, fatigue

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proper, fitting

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procedente

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supply, provisions

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abastecimiento

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93
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naive

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ingenuo

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94
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oak

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roble

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95
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to replace, to substitute, to fulfill

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suplir (con)

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96
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mofarse de

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to mock, to scoff at

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97
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to stand out, to stick out

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sobresalir

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reward

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recompensa

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guiñar

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to wink

100
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worktop

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encimera

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gruñir

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to growl, grumble

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lema

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motto

103
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core

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meollo

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migrane

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jaqueca, migraña

105
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oca

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goose

106
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desbordar

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to overflow, to exceed

107
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applicant

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aspirante

108
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course, passing, lapse of time

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transcurso

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bandeja

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tray

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mezquita

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mosque

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careless

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descuidado

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lidiar

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to deal with (to fight)

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to sweep

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barrer

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gulf, gap

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brecha

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suddenly, rudely

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bruscamente

116
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consumer

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consumidor

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embustero

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liar

118
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lap

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regazo

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dose

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dosis

120
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to unblock, to clear up

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despejar

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nuance

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matiz

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apañarselas

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to get by, to manage

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espinilla

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shin

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warning (noun)

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advertencia

125
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rise, promotion

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ascenso

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pariente

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relative

127
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bleeding, hemorrhage

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hemorragia

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costra

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scab

129
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corteza

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crust (of bread)

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Ámbito

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scope, field, boundary

131
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decir palabrotas

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to swear

132
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to squeeze

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apretar

133
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contest, conflict

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contienda

134
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van

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furgoneta

135
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desmadre

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chaos

136
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to harm, to slander

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perjudicar

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destaparse

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to reveal, to uncover, to become unlocked (goal drought)

138
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entanglement

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enredo

139
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tile (wall)

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azulejo

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tile (roof)

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teja

141
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tile (floor)

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baldosa

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aparentar

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to feign, to pretend

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to show off, to presume, to fancy yourself as something

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presumir

144
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raw materials

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materias primas

145
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breakdown

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Áveria

146
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hacerse notar

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to make yourself noticed

147
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to block, to dam

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embalsar

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bubble

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burbuja

149
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truce

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tregua

150
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expectation

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expectativa

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to set aside, to separate

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apartar

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asemejar

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to look like

153
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to subdue, to submit to

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someter a

154
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a handful of

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puñado

155
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to renew, to resume

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reanudar

156
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acorralar

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to corner, to intimidate

157
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peña

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rock, cliff, crag

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gemir

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to moan, to whine

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escasear

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to be scarce

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bond, knot, lasoo

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lazo

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registrar

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to search someone or something, to register

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fascinating, hallucinatory

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allucinante

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smooth

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liso

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pedazo

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piece

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166
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Prone

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Proclive

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row

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hilera

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umbral

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threshold

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taquilla

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ticket office

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mailbox

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buzon

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greedy

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codicioso

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espada

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sword

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compass

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brujula

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complexion

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tez

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leap year

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año bisiesto

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chore/task

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quehacer

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sly/wicked

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picaro

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predicament/trouble

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aprieto

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total/sum

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suma

180
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faint/tenuous

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tenue

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shore

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orilla

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grease/dirt

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pringue

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listener

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oyente

184
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sewer

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alcantarilla

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in force/valid

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vigente

186
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fabric/cloth/canvas

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tela

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misfortune

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desgracia

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alienation/marginalisation

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marginacion

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well-being

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bienestar

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puddle

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charco

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interim/temporary

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interino

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fickle

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voluble

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street light

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farola

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pit

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fosa

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squash (noun)

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apretuja

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biased/partial

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pacial

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narrow

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angosto

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deed

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hazaña

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betrayal

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traicion

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scarcity/lack

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carencia

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fall/decline/drop

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bajon

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back/rear

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trasero

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privacy

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intimidad/privacidad

204
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roof rack

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baca

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peg

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pinza

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cliff

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cantilado

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plain (noun)

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llanura

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augurio

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omen

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to faint

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desmayarse

210
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unpredictable

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imprevisible

211
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benefit/dole

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prestacion/prestacion social

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to harrass

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acosar

213
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boxers/underwear

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calzoncillos

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focus/perscpective

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enfoque

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showcase

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vitrina

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witness (noun)

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testigo

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aquarium

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pecera

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uproar/quarrel

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bronca

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hood

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capucha

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rocket

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cohete

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bully

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maton

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surface

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superficie

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swamp

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pantano

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needle

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aguja

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convincing/blunt/rich food

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contundente

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ambush

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emboscada

227
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footprint

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huella

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reach (noun)/scope/range

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alcance

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bite (noun)

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mordisco

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well off

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acomodado

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beginner/novice

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principiante

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performance

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desempeño

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sticker

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pegatina

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hankering/craving/whim

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antojo

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silk

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seda

236
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beggar

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mendigo

237
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stream/gutter

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arroyo

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share/membership fee

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cuota

239
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hose

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manguera

240
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dawn

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alba

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lame

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cojo

242
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juicy

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jugoso

243
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suitable/ideal for

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idoeno para

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245
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ashtray

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cenicero

246
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know it all

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sabelotodo

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