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1
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Amid

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In the middle of

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Ascertain

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Make sure that something is true, verificar

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Benchmark

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Compare something against what is considered the industry standard

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Bound

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Certain, sure (e.g. he’s bound to pass the exam)

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Civic-minded

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Gving consideration to important issues which affect society / the environment

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Crave

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Have a strong desire to have something

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Cutback

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Cost reduction (e.g. in a recession)

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Detached

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Not attached to anything

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Dye

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Change the colour of hair or cloth by adding a chemical colour

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Endure

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Suportar

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Envisage

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Predict a future scenario, prever

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Hardship

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Difficulty in life (e.g. poverty, unemployment)

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Lavish

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Give luxurious gifts

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Outline

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Esboço

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Overhaul

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Change or repair something completely with a view to improving it

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Pamper

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Treat in a luxurious way

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Paramount

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Of the greatest importance

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Perk

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Benefit offered by a company in addition to salary (e.g. a company car)

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Playmate

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Somebody you play with

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Re-skill

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Retrain and learn new job skills

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Reward-driven

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Motivated by rewards

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Shortage

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Lack

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Siblings

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Brothers and sisters

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Stick up

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Stand up, out of its normal position, levantar

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Threefold

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Having three elements of parts, triplo

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Torn

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Ripped, damaged (for paper, cloth), rasgado

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Trappings

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The things associated with (e.g. the trappings of success are a nice house, a nice car and a fat bank balance)

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Tray

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An item usually made of wood, metal or plastic which is used for carrying smaller objects, bandeja

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Upwards

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Towards a higher position

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Value-driven

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Motivated by values, principles

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Undergraduates

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Estudantes universitários

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Emphatic

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Enfático

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AGM

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Annual General Meeting: a formal yearly meeting held by companies and other organisations, such as clubs, to which all members are invited.

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Crooked (2 meanings)

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1) not straight, twisted / 2) dishonest

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Culprit

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The person responsible for something, the guilty party

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Demeanour

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The look / expression on someone’s face

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Disrepair

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Not having had the right maintenance

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Draw (4 meanings)

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1) a lottery / 2) an attraction / 3) a result which was not decisive / 4) Desenhar

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Fancy (4 meanings)

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1) Feel attracted to someone, desejar / 2) imaginar / 3) chique / 4) à fantasia

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Gather (3 meanings)

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1) meet for a specific purpose / 2) collect (e.g. wild flowers) / 3) believe or understand

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Impending

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Upcoming, about to happen

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Neat [adjective]

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Tidy

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Plain (3 meanings)

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1) simple, without special features or patterns, comum / 2) clear, obvious / 3) plano (geografia)

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Pop (4 meanings)

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1) go somewhere with the intention of returning soon / 2) put something somewhere quickly (e.g. pop this rubbish the bin) / 3) make a sudden noise by bursting something (e.g. pop a balloon) / 4) tipo de música

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Prim and proper [adjective]

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Behaving correctly and easily shocked or embarrassed by behaviour which is even slightly rude, “fresco”, frescura

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Racket (3 meanings)

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1) a piece of stringed equipment used to hit a ball (e.g. a tennis racket) /
2) an organised criminal activity to make money / 3) a lot of noise (informal)

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Retreat (2 meanings)

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Retiro (de meditação e de se retirar, recuar)

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Shabby [adjective]

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Untidy, dirty, worn

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Spell (2 meanings)

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1) a set of words having a magical effect, and the effect they cause / 2) a period of time

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Pen (2 meanings)

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1) an instrument used for writing or 2) a small area inside a fence on a farm, where you could keep sheep for a while

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Duck (2 meanings)

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1) an aquatic bird or 2) to move your head down to avoid being hit by something.

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Fair (3 meanings)

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1) justo 2) claro (contrário de escuro) 3) feira, exposição

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Choking on

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Engasgando, sufocando (e.g. He started choking on a piece of chicken)

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Subsided

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Diminuiu

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Walled

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Murado

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Edge

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Beira

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57
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Forkful

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Garfada

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Wide-eyed

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Olhos arregalados

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Set (4 meanings)

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1) Arrumado 2) Estipulado 3) Preparado 4) Fixado (que provavelmente não vai se mover)

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Deceased [adjective]

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Dead (use especially for talking about people)

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Dump

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Get rid of something, to terminate a romantic relationship

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Take over

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Buy a controlling share in a company; acquire a company; assumir o controle

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Therein [adverb]

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In that text, document (formal), aí, ali

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Whereabouts

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Exact location

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65
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Pans

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Panelas

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Altogether

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Completamente

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67
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No-frills flights

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Voos simples, de baixo custo

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Thickened

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Complicou, engrossou, piorou

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Surcharge

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Sobretaxa

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70
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Revenues

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Receitas (de dinheiro)

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20-storey-high

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De 20 andares

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72
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Deemed

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Considerados

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Frowned upon

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Desaprovados, Malvistos

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Quest

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Busca

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75
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Shrinks

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Encolher, diminuir

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76
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Pole

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Pólo

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77
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Regarding

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Em relação

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78
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Cash in on

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Exploit financially

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79
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Take in

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See, to watch (a show)

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Unwind

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Begin to relax after a period of tension

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81
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Burden

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A responsibility or duty that is not wanted or causes trouble

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82
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Oblige

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To do something to please someone

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83
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Cartons of milk

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Caixas de leite

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Catch up

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Reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you; to exchange the latest news with a friend

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Swap [verb]

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Exchange

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86
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Distressed

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Angustiado

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87
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Fellow

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Companheiro, colega

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Peers

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Pares

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Owing to

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Devido a

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Brought about by

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Provocado por

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91
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Thus

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Portanto, assim

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92
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Hence

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Consequentemente

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93
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Warehouse

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Armazém

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Customs

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Alfândega

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Standpoint

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Ponto de Vista

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Halted

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Paralisou, interrompeu

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Buffer stock

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Estoque de reserva

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Entail

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Implicar

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Feasible

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Factível, possível

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Facility

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Instalação

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Lived up to

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Correspondendo a

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Brainchild

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Ideia, criação

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Scorn

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Desprezo

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In spite

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Apesar

105
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Enhance

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Improve, realçar

106
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Famine

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Fome

107
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Mind you

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However

108
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Tight-fisted

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Avarento, mão-de-vaca

109
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Sought

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Procurei, busquei

110
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Wrongdoing

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Transgressão, irregularidade

111
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Deceive

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Enganar

112
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Hooked up

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Ligado, fisgados

113
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Sparingly

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Moderadamente

114
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Brackets

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Colchetes para suporte

115
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Lump sum

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A single payment, made only once, for a specific purpose

116
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Paint

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Pintura

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Leisure

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Lazer

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Scarce

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Escasso

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Carry out

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Do, realise (as an investigation), cumprir, executar

120
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Comprise

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Incluir, compreender

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Make up

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Comprise

122
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Millennia

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Milênios

123
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Spoiled (verb)

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Estragou

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Pricy

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Caro

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Sunburnt

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Queimadura de sol

126
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Feat

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Achievement

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Sweltering

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Sufocante

128
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Hideous

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Horrível

129
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Moving

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Comovente, tocante

130
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Polluted

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Poluído

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Sturdy

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Robusto

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Terrific

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Formidável

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Get through

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Make contact by phone

134
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Purchase

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Buy

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Drawback

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Incoveniente

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Staff appraisal

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Avaliação de equipe

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General clerical work

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Trabalho administrativo geral

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Branch

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Agência, filial

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Rendition

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Performance, representation

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Must-own

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Obrigatório

141
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Pupils

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Alunos

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Hefty

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Pagamento

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Mugged

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Assaltado (invasão de casa)

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Burgled

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Assaltado (atacar uma pessoa na rua)

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Jokey

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Brincalhão

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Appalled

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Chocado, horrorizado

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Disheartening

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Desanimador

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Dizzy

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Tonto, atordoado

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Amusing

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Divertido

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Thursday

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Tursdéi (Quinta-feira)

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Merge(r)

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Put two companies together to make one big company/ an agreement in which two companies join to form one new one

152
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Broaden

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Make something wider, ampliar

153
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Wider

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Mais largo

154
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Jointly

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Together, in union

155
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Turnover

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Faturamento, volume de negócios

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Lean

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Slim, without fat, economically

157
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Bed sheet

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Lençol

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Blueprints

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The plans / design of a building prepared by an architect

159
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Torch

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A portable light which is used to find things in the dark, lanterna

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Tea towel

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A cloth which is usually used to dry dishes

161
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Event of fire

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Incêndio

162
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Cooker

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Fogão

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High-rise

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Arranha céu

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Skyscraper

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Arranha céu

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Outraged

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Indignou

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Burglary

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Roubo, arrombamento

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Petrol

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Gasolina

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Lessen

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Diminuir

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Breakthrough

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New discovery that helps us to understand something better, novidade

170
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Round-up

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Summary

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Renovation

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Reforma

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Porch

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Varanda, alpendre

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Derelict

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Abandonado

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Outhouse

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Anexo de uma casa, edícula

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Barn

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Celeiro

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Granny

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Avó

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Estate agent

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Corretor de imóveis

178
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Tiles

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Azulejo, geralmente do chão

179
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Drains

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Ralos

180
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Cold caller

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Ligação de telemarketing

181
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Convey

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Transmitir

182
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Disdainful

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Desdenhoso

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Badly

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Seriamente

184
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Run over

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Atropelado

185
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Grievance

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Queixa

186
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Revenue

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Receita

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Attendance

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Comparecimento, frequência

188
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Figure

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Número, cifra, figura

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Laid out

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Disposto em, colocado em

190
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Futher

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Mais longe, mais um pouco

191
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Forthcoming

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próximo, futuro

192
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Shrunk

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Encolher, diminuir

193
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Acknowledged

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Reconheceu

194
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Fillers

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Palavras que servem só pra preencher um espaço numa fala, como “kind” ou “like”

195
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Bloke

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Cara, indivíduo

196
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Fed up

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Cansado

197
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Shelters

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Abrigos

198
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Harbour

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Porto

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Tailback

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Engarrafamento

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Burning

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Urgente

201
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Lean tissue

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Tecido magro, massa muscular

202
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Elsewhere

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Em outro lugar

203
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Loan

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Empréstimo

204
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Rotting teeth

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Dentes podres

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Piece

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Texto

206
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Stroke

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Acariciado

207
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Laid off

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Demitido

208
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Fairly

A

Quite

209
Q

Furthermore

A

Além disso

210
Q

Trader

A

Comerciante

211
Q

Appreciate

A

Apreciar, Avaliar

212
Q

Appliance

A

Utensílio, eletrodoméstico

213
Q

Co-star

A

A leading actor or actress appearing in a movie, on stage, etc., with another or others of equal importance.

214
Q

Leaflet

A

Folheto

215
Q

Run down

A

Feeling without energy or disposition

216
Q

State-of-the-art equipment

A

Equipamentos de última geração

217
Q

Treadmill

A

Esteira

218
Q

Hectic

A

Very busy

219
Q

Tear

A

Rasgar, romper

220
Q

Mailshot

A

Sales letter or email sent to prospective clients or customers

221
Q

Vacancy

A

Vaga

222
Q

Infer

A

Deduzir, Inferir

223
Q

Impromptu settings

A

Ambientes improvisados

224
Q

Premises

A

Instalações, local

225
Q

Parcels

A

Pacotes

226
Q

Catering

A

Serviço de fornecimento de refeições coletivas, incluindo também itens correlatos, para companhias de aviação, restaurantes empresariais, hospitais, eventos

227
Q

Procurement

A

Compras, aquisições

228
Q

Container

A

Vasilha, recipiente

229
Q

Greeting clients

A

Encontrar clientes

230
Q

Seizures

A

Convulsões

231
Q

Deceive

A

Enganar

232
Q

Outlawing

A

Banir

233
Q

Carry out

A

Levar a cabo, executar

234
Q

Harassment

A

Assédio

235
Q

So as to

A

De forma a

236
Q

Shareholders

A

Acionistas

237
Q

Fiddle

A

Manipular

238
Q

Diary

A

Agenda

239
Q

Arrangements

A

Compromissos

240
Q

Tycoon

A

Magnata

241
Q

Bitterly

A

Amargamente, cruelmente

242
Q

Greedy

A

Always wanting more

243
Q

Mumbo-jumbo

A

Nonsense

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