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Vocabulary II Flashcards

1
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Rule out sth or someone

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Descartar

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Do a step forward

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Dar un paso adelante

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Takeover

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Adquisición, toma de poder

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In set pieces

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A balón detenido (fútbol)

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Blazing

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Resplandesciente, ardiente

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Deflection

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Desviación, desvío, desinformación

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Put a marker down

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Demonstrate what you’re capable of

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Blow

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Golpe

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Score

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Pentagrama

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To add up

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To make sense

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Hit it off

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Get along well, become friends with someone

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Nothing to write home about

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Not exciting nor interesting

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13
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Pull someone’s leg

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Make fun of someone

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14
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Bingewatch

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Watch a marathon of a TV Show

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15
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Put up with

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Tolerate

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16
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Show off

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Brag about sth

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17
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To narrow sth down

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To reduce sth

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18
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Get down to business

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Start sth

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19
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Many

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Numerous

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20
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Prove

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Justify

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21
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Agree

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Concur

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Good

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Advantageous

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Bad

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Detrimental

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24
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Show

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Elucidate

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25
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However

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Conversely

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So

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Subsequently

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27
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Ask

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Inquire

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28
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Careful

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Cautious

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29
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First

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Initially

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30
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Live

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Reside

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31
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Keep

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Preserve

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32
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Anyway

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Nevertheless

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33
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Empty

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Vacant

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34
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Be tied up

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Ocupado

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35
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I’m not following

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I don’t understand

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36
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He’s very rich

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He’s rolling in dough

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37
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She’s very tired

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She’s exhausted

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38
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I’m hungry

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I could eat a horse

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39
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Let’s start

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Let’s get the ball rolling

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40
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Calm down

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Take it easy

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41
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Be careful

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Watch your step

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42
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I’m very happy

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I’m on cloud nine

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43
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Stop worrying

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Don’t sweat it

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44
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It’s easy

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It’s a piece of cake

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45
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I don’t care

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I couldn’t care less

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46
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I’m very busy

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I’m swamped

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47
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He’s very lazy

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He’s a couch potato

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I agree with you

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I’m on the same page as you

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49
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You’re right

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You hit the nail on the head

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50
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I’m very sad

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I’m down in the dumps

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51
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Let’s keep a secret

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Let’s keep it under wraps

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52
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It’s very expensive

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It costs an arm and a leg

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He’s very funny

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He’s a barrel of laughs

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54
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I’m very scared

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I’m petrified

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55
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Hooked

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Addicted to something

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56
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No cap

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Totally true

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57
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Bludger

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Someone who’s lazy

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58
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Dipstick

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A loser, idiot

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59
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Knackered

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Extremely tired

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60
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Turn in

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Go to sleep

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61
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Many moons ago

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A long time ago

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Alarming

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Scary

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Chilling

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Alarming

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Creepy

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Chilling

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Eerie

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Creepy

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Frightening

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Eerie

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67
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Hairy

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Frightening

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Horrifying

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Hairy

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Intimidating

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Horrifying

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Shocking

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Intimidating

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Spooky

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Shocking

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Terrifying

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Spooky

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73
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Bloodcurdling

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Terrifying

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74
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Hair-rising

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Bloodcurdling

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75
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Horrendous

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Hair-rising

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76
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Spine-chilling

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Horrendous

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77
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Unnerving

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Spine-chilling

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78
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When pigs fly

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Something extremely unlikely

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79
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More holes than a Swiss cheese

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Full of flaws or gaps

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80
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Gaps

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Brechas, deficiencias

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81
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Flaw

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Defecto, falla, error, imperfección

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82
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To spill the beans

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To reveal a secret

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83
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To go on a wild goose chase

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To pursue a futile goal

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84
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Futile

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Inútil, vano

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85
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To shoot the breeze

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To chat casually

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86
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To bite the bullet

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To endure a painful situation

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87
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Endure

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Soportar, aguantar

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88
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To have the bats in the belfry

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To be excentric or crazy

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89
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Belfry

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Campanario

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90
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To play devil’s advocate

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To argue the opposite, for debate

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91
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To be as mad as a box of frogs

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Very irrational or bizarre

92
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He stood me up

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Me dejó plantado

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In hot water

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In trouble

94
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Out of the blue

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Unexpectedly

95
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Shoot for the moon

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To aim high

96
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All ears

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Eager to listen and learn

97
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Cut to the chase

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Get to the point

98
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Under the weather

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Feeling unwell

99
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On the same page

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To be in agreement

100
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All thumbs

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Awkward with your hand

101
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Throw in the towel

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To give up or quit

102
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Raining cats and dogs

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Raining heavily

103
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See eye to eye

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To agree on something

104
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Miss the boat

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To miss an opportunity

105
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Cold turkey

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To quit something abruptly

106
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By the book

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Following the rules exactly

107
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Go the extra mile

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To put in extra effort

108
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Back to square one

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Starting over again

109
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Head over heels

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Being completely in love

110
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She’s over the moon

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She’s happy

111
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It was espectacular

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It was great

112
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It’s absolutely freezing

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It’s very cold

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It’s quite a challenge

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It’s hard

114
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The view is breathtaking

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The view is nice

115
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He’s absolutely hilarious

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He’s very funny

116
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It costs a fortune

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It’s very expensive

117
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She’s stunning

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She’s pretty

118
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It’s a breeze

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It’s easy

119
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I’m terrified

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I’m scared

120
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The book’s captivating

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The book’s good

121
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He’s as strong as an ox

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He’s very strong

122
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The task’s a walk in the park

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The task’s easy

123
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She’s exceptionally gifted

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She’s very talented

124
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It’s astonishing

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It’s surprising

125
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The food’s exquisite

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The food’s good

126
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I’m utterly perplexed

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I’m so confused

127
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Ripped

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Physically fit

128
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Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

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Don’t risk everything

129
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Rat’s nest

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Extremely messy and disorganized

130
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So far

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Until now

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By far

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By a great amount

132
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Ditch

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To get rid of or give up something

133
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Amped

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To be excited and full of energy

134
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Take the bitter with the sweet

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To accept both the good and the bad that happens

135
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A heavy heart

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A feeling of unhappiness

136
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Within

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Adentro de

137
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Withhold

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Retener

138
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Withstand

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Resistir

139
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Withdraw

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Retirar

140
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To have a whale of time

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To enjoy yourself very much

141
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Are you taking the mickey

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Are you making fun of me?

142
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Let’s catch up today

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Let’s meet today

143
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I’m starving

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I’m very hungry

144
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Sorry, I nodded off

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Sorry, I fell asleep

145
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Stop faffing around

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Stop wasting time

146
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You’re so jammy

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You’re so lucky

147
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Give me a break

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Leave me alone

148
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It’s not rocket science

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It’s not so difficult

149
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I’m worn out

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I’m very tired

150
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I’m fit as a fiddle

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I’m fit and healthy

151
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Fiddle

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Violín

152
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Are you out of mind?

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Are you mad?

153
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I’m so into you

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I like you a lot

154
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Tough cookie

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A strong and very determined person

155
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Dope

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Cool, awesome, great

156
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Salty

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When someone gets angry or upset over minor things

157
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Furphy

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A strongly believed untrue story or rumor

158
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Rack off

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The less offensive way to tell someone to go away or get lost

159
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Shove off

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Used to tell someone angrily to go away (informal)

160
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To bug

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To annoy sb:
Stop bugging me

161
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Figure out

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Understand something

162
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Think ahead

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Think about the future and plan for it

163
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Think over

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Think carefully about possible results of sth

164
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Make up your mind

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Make a decision

165
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Think straight

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Think in a clear and logical way

166
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Think twice

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Think very carefully before doing sth

167
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Look back

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Think about sth that happened in the past

168
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Remind of

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Make you think about sth or someone

169
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Go down in flames

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To fall suddenly and spectacularly:
If you don’t study, your career will go down in flames

170
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The ball is in your court

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It’s now your turn to make a decision or take action

171
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Turn a blind eye

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To ignore something

172
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Crumple

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Arrugar, arrugarse

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Wring

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Escurrir

174
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Crush

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Aplastar, machacar

175
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Squash

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Aplastar

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Squeeze

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Apretar, estrujar

177
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Press

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Apretar, pulsar

178
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Cracked

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Agrietado

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Chipped

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Desportillado

180
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Be my guest

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Give permission to sb to do sth

181
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Dent

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Abolladura, abollar

182
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Smash

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Hacer pedazos, destrozar

183
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___ a phone call

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Make a phone call

184
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___ the dishes

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Do the dishes

185
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___ a decision

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Make a decision

186
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___ the laundry

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Do the laundry

187
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___ a cake

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Make a cake

188
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___ the housework

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Do the housework

189
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___ a mistake

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Make a mistake

190
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___ a favor

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Do a favor

191
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___ a comment

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Make a comment

192
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___ your best

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Do your best

193
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___ a promise

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Make a promise

194
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___ nothing

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Do nothing

195
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___ dinner

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Make dinner

196
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___ your nails

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Do your nails

197
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(Take a) Glance

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Echar un vistazo

198
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Gaze

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To stare for a long time. Contemplar

199
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Stare

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Mirar fijamente

200
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Peer

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Mirar con dificultad, examinar con la vista

201
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Gape

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Quedarse boquiabierto, mirar con sorpresa

202
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Foolproof

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Infalible

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Surefire

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Certain or likely, especially to succeed:
The movie looks a surefire Oscar winner

204
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Blissful

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Feliz

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Overbearing

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Autoritario, dominante

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Take by storm

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Tomar por asalto

207
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Indulge

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Darse un capricho, consentir, mimar, permitir

208
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Craving

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Antojo

209
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Set aside

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Apartar, dejar a un lado

210
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All-out

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Total

211
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Spree

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Racha, juerga

212
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Bail out

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Pagar fianza

213
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Ponder

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Reflexionar, meditar

214
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Soak up

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Absorber

215
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Fulfilling

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Gratificante

216
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Burden

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Carga, cargar

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Gnaw

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Roer, mordisquear

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Stagnation

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Estancamiento

219
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Cornerstone

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Piedra angular

220
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Wrestle

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Luchar

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Litter

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Estar esparcido con

222
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Shortcoming

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Deficiencia

223
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Lacklustre

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Deslucido, mediocre

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Mouthful

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Bocado

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Sink

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Hundir, caer, dejar, dejarse caer

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