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en concreto
en concreto
in particular
de no ser por
de no ser por
if it weren't for
conviene que
conviene que
it's advisable that
más vale que
más vale que
it would be better if
pese a que
pese a que
even though
al extranjero
al extranjero
abroad
siempre que
siempre que
provided that
de espaldas
de espaldas
on one's back
enseguida
enseguida
immediately
ni fu ni fa
ni fu ni fa
so-so
acaso
acaso
perhaps
a estas alturas
a estas alturas
by now
menos mal
menos mal
it's a good thing
a medida que
a medida que
as
a costa de
a costa de
at the expense of
mediante
mediante
by means of
en vano
en vano
in vain
a sabiendas
a sabiendas
knowingly
cuanto
cuanto
as much as
a cambio de
in return for
al igual que
just like
a más tardar
at the latest
apenas
as soon as
simultáneamente
simultaneously
obligatoriamente
obligatorily
a partir de
from
a partir de ahora
from now on
pues
because
en cambio
on the other hand
a lo largo
lengthwise
sí o sí
definitely
al tanto
up to date
a flor de piel
on edge
dar por sentado
to take for granted
en medio de
in the middle of
a eso de
at about
basado en
based on
efectivamente
indeed
ya sea
either
a propósito
which reminds me
por otra parte
on the other hand
por adelantado
in advance
a la ligera
lightly
la recompensa
reward
aun así
even so
fíjate que
check that
más vale
it's better
convenir
to be advisable
por lo tanto
therefore
dar por hecho
to take for granted
en ayunas
on an empty stomach
la certeza
certainty
estos días
these days
uno a otro
each other
la risa
laughter
el suplicio
torture
ni siquiera
not even
mala mía
my bad
del todo
completely
nada más
as soon as
al revés
the other way round
el ligue
fling
el sesgo
bias
el ama de casa
housewife
el empujoncito
push
los demás
the others
ir al grano
to get to the point
en términos de
in terms of
línea de base
baseline
tratarse
to be about
cuando sea
whenever
en cierto momento
at one point
el punto de partida
starting point
al azar
at random
de pronto
suddenly
en cuanto a
with regard to
el asunto
issue
chatarra
junk
mientras tanto
meanwhile
la porquería
rubbish
al menos
at least
los modales
manners
el comportamiento
behavior
el respaldo
support
la tercera edad
old age
en voz alta
out loud
estar a punto de
to be about to
estar de moda
to be in fashion
el occidente
west
el bajón
the blues
la quincena
two weeks
siquiera
even if
jamás
never
por dicha
by said
por ende
therefore
verdaderamente
really
cotidianamente
daily
en principio
in principle
tras
after
el largo plazo
long term
el soñador
dreamer
de súbito
all of a sudden
la raza
race
estorbar
to get in the way of
la autoestima
self-esteem
la cosilla
little thing
el fracaso
failure
¡Qué asco!
That's gross!
hacer falta
to be necessary
pórtate bien
behave yourself
da igual
it doesn't matter
tanto
so much
a su alrededor
around you
quizá
maybe
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