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DAWN (verb used without object)

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To begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.

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RESTLESS

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Unquiet or uneasy

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BUM

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An incompetent person.

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DOWN THE LINE

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Later

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OUT OF THE BLUE

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Suddenly

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TO BIND

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Unir, amarrar

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HAZE

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Bruma

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TO SETTLE DOWN

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Sentar cabeza; establecerse en un lugar

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HARD DONE

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Endurecido

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OUT OF THE BLUE

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De repente, cuando menos se lo espera

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TO TURN UP

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Aparecer

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TO RELY ON SOMETHING

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Confiar en algo

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GORGE

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Garganta (a narrow valley between mountains)

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WALKWAY

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Any passage for walking (pasarela)

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UNDERGO

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To be subject to (someterse a…)

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NARROW

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Not broad or wide (angosto)

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STEEP

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Having an almost vertical slope or pitch (empinado)

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TREACHEROUS

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Dangerous

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19
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REFURBISH

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To renovate something

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THOUGH

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However (sin embargo)

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HANDRAIL

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A rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform (pasamanos)

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TIDE

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Marea

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23
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HOLLOW

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Hueco

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RESEMBLE

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To be like or similar to

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SPRITE

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A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers.

  • *Synonyms**: fairy, fay
  • *Usage:** She seemed rather an airy sprite, which, after playing its fantastic sports for a little while upon the cottage floor, would flit away with a mocking smile.
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RINGER

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A person who is almost identical to another.

  • *Synonyms:** clone
  • *Usage:** I have been told I am a ringer for Bono, but the similarities end the moment I pick up a microphone.
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VENDUE

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The public sale of something to the highest bidder.

  • *Synonyms:** auction
  • *Usage:** Most of George’s possessions will be sold at vendue to help settle his sizable debts
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DUSTUP

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An angry dispute.

  • *Synonyms**: quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words
  • *Usage:** The teacher put a stop to the boys’ dustup before it could come to blows.
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SCENT

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Perfume

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LINGERS

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DECEIT

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32
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TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

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34
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PAVEMENT

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Pavimento

35
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Nod

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Cabecear

36
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Stood up

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“Se paró”

37
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Stare

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Mirar fijamente

38
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Sightseeing

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Visiting interesting places and beautiful buildings

39
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To Lean

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Inclinarse

40
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DISGUISE

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To change the appearance (disfrazar)

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Workbench

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43
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KERBSIDE

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Cordón de la vereda

44
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LOOM

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Acercarse

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MOCK-UP

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Réplica, maqueta

46
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FLANK

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Flanco, lateral, costado

47
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WAREHOUSE

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Almacén, depósito

48
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BLUEPRINT

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Plan of action

49
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AWARENESS

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Having knowledge, consciousness (conciencia)

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GEAR UP

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51
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STEP OUT

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52
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TO MOAN

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Gemir, quejarse

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CHAIRMAN

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54
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MOIST

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55
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EMBITTERED

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RUNWAY

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57
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RIBBON

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58
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GLIDING

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59
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TO SOAR

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Planear, dispararse

60
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TO BOAST

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Jactarse, presumir

61
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TO GAZE

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To stare

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EFFORTLESSLY

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63
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TO SHEER

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Puro