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Slum

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Baraccopoli

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Sew

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Cucire

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Linger

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Soffermarsi

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Disease, illnes, sickness, malady

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Few people would contest that

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Phenomenon/phenomena

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Shady/lousy

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Ladders

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Scale

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Bulk of

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Largest portion

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Dipped

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Su e poi giù

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Plummeted to plunged to

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Rapid reduction

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Evened out at/ levelled off

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Not change

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Bottomed out

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Lowest point

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Misusing

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Inappropriate

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Good stead

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Buona luce

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Get on like an house on fire

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Brought up

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Cresciuto

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Haphazard

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Casuale

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Narrow down

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Restringere

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Than chance

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Che casuale

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Pointed out

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Raccontare qualcosa di nuovo

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Frivolously

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Frivolamente

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Up to the point

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Fino al punto

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Flatter

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Lusingato

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Hang around

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Aspettare-trattenersi

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Hang out

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Frequentare

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Come up against

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Scontrarsi

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Cater for

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Offrire un servizio

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Wear out

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Consumarsi

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Scratch

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Graffiato/sbucciato

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On behalf of

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Per conto di

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Litter

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Spazzatura per strada (formale)

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Warranted

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Justify or necessitate

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Tucked

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Infilato/ hided

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Smuggle

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Contrabbadare

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Lust after

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Bramare/ desiderare intensamente

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Hurdle

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Difficoltà/ ostacolo

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Steem

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Stima

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Blurs

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Si confonde

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Boils down

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Si riducono

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Entails

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Comporta

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Buckle

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Cedere/ fibbia

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Avail

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Successo, beneficiare/avvalersi

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Wrenched

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Strappato/slogato

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Harnesses

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Cablaggi/ sfrutta

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Covet/crave/yearn

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Bramare

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Cope/ face up

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Fronteggiare

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Call for

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Appellarsi/ srgnalare

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Striking for

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Lottare per

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Scold

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Rimproverare

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Fond of

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Appassionato

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Fester

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Inasprire/ deteriorare

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Parlay

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Sfruttare (investire)

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Bargain

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Affare

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Animadvert on

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Critico verso

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Tell off

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Rimproverare

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Talked into

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Convince

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Compelled

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Costretto

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Right off the bat

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Su due piedi/ fin da subito

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Trample on

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Override

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Non tenere conto

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Brag about

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Show off

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Making the most of

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Breakdowns

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Guasto but analisi dettagliata. Too

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Borders onto

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Confina con

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Landmark

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Luogo storico

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Well off

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Wealthy

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Afield
As far afield as / further afield

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In campagna or più lontano

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Get a Kick out of it

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Piacer motissimo

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Grim

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Cupo

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Thorny

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Spinoso

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Compel
Compelling

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Cpstringere
Coinvolgente/ accattivante

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In turn

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A sua volta/ uno alla volta

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Burdens

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Carico (inteso come emotivo)

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Hectic

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Febbrile/ frenetica

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Muster up

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Radunare

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Clumsy/ awkward

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Maldestro

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Seize

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Demolished/scrapped/torn down/ destroyed/dismantled

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Leisure activity

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Tempo libero ( per attività)

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Whim

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Capriccio

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Sog+ By no means+ verb

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Ascribe

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Attribuire

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Buy into

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Give support

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Lure into

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Attirare in qualcosa

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Wary

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Prudente

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Swamped

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Sommerso

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Wrap it up

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Darci un taglio/ smetterla

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Piling up

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Accumularsi/ammucchiare

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In drift

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Alla deriva

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Curl up

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Ranicchiarsi

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Shred of

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Brandello/ straccio di

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Get wheeled on

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Trasportato su ruote

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Gurney

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Barella

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Toiled in

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Faticato in qualche posto

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Trenches

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Trincee

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Notches

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Tacche o incisioni

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Stutter

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Balbettare

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Shrink

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Psichiatra/analista ma anche ridurre e diminuire

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Jammed up

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Incastrato/ inceppato

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Dumped something out

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Spargere qualcosa per contare

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Hell bent on

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Extremely determined

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Farm out

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Affidare

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Grumpy

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Scontroso/ irritato

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Glowed

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Shining/ ardere

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Nodded

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Annuire gesto

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Eerie

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Inquetante/lugubre

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Stewing

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Stufura/ ma anche ribollire

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Smeared

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Spalmato/imbrattato

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Shake it off

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Toglierselo nel senso dei problemi/ farselanpassare

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Throb

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Palpitare/fremere/battito

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Teed someone up

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Prepararsi but teed could mean tedious or being alterate by substances

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Spiked

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Inchiodato/arricchito/drogato nel senso aggiunti

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Squirm/wriggle (divincolarsi)

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Controrcersi/dimenarsi

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Twist

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Tocco personale/colpo di scena/rotazione

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Stoke

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Alimentare

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Dripping with

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Grondante

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Dread

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Timore/paura

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Veered

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Virare/sterzare

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Headed

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Diretto/ and are verso

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Rave on

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Vaneggiare

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Butler

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Maggiordomo

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Steward

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Assistente

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Contempt/discorn/disdain

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125
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Wollow

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Dwell on sthg bad

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Lean on

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Fare affidamento

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Lit up

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bright

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Murshoomed

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Increase/spread

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Wussed out

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Fail something because of cowardice

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Loped away

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Cut something with a strong stroke

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Leaping from

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Jump fastly from one place to another (as for the hearts)

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Creek

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Small river

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Shag

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Scaled hairstyle
Small carpet
Get laid

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Prop

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Puntello
Oggetto di scena
Elica

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Twilight

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Sunset

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Evicted

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Sfrattato

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Whip

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Prepare

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Peach fuzz

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Peluria

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Lathered up

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Insaponato/agitarsi

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Flunking out

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Essere bocciato

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Drill down

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Examinate/ looking in deep

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Spun

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Tessuto/girato(filato)

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Nourished

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Feed, breed, foster

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Loathed

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Hated

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Churned

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Be inside something and hit its walls

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Riddle

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Indovinello

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Slump

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Collapse, slowing down, drop

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Let alone

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Much less (tantomeno)

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Hustled out

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Move quickly or make someone moved quickly
Hustled :fooled
Fooled around: illude someone or have flirt

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Thugglish

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Criminosa

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Needle

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Ago/ stuzziacare

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Sophomore

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Second year at school

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Preppy

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Dad son/spoiled

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Chinched

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Narrow, tightened

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Briaded

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Intrecciato (woven for tessuto)

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Bangers

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Gang members

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Regalia

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Ceremonial clothes

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Sheer

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Pure

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Canopy

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Baldacchino

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Clipping

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Aggancio

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Wobbled

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To shake

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Chute

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Incline/slide

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Fooled around

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Hustled someone but in a flirty connotation too

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Wade into

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Guadare in

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Peel off

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Remove, quit, detach

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Bent over

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Piegato

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Class sthg up

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Improve, give a class twist

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Phased out

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Gradually eliminate

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Crubling

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Ruined, shady for buildings.
Sgretolato

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Stave off

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Stop at the beginning

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Thrummed

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Brulicare

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Tiled

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Floor/roof covered by tile

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Roach

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Blatta

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Scurry

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Run/ move fastly

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Patrlol

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Police or security unitis vigil or control a zone

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Blot out

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Make dark something

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Crawl up

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Climb/creep

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Budged

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Moved

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Bailed out

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Pagato LA cauzione/ tirato fuori

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Plummeting

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Plum, (falling/falling apart/collapsing)

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Hatched

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Born/incubated

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Doable

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Achievable/feasible

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Mellow

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Soft/calm

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Slosh

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Stir/move/ shake for liquid or a liquid hitting smthg

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Dock

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Sail in the pier/port both as a verb tha as a name

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Peering over

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Briefly Look something from above

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Shepherd

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Pastore/lead

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Worn

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Wear but also exhausted

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Nub

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Core/nocciolo

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Limped

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Can not walk correctly/ jump on one leg

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Leverage

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Exploit/motivate someone or use something to foster someone
But also avail/use something

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Bead up

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Something as a liquid taking the pearl shape

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Treading

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Trampling

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Pull off

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Complete/achieve something

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Soiling

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Dirt, grime

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Logged

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Registered or accumulated

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Wound

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Injury, hit, wrappee

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Wound up

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End/ find yourself in

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Hiked up

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Walk till

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Blister

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Vesicle

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Stiff

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Tense strong rigid

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Tagged

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Labelled

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Sapped

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Weak, tired

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Dire

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Awful

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Shudder

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Shiver

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Amped up

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Excited

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Savoring

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Taste/enjoying

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