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se me fue la mano
se me fue la mano
I got carried away
a escondidas
a escondidas
behind one's back
antaño
antaño
in days gone by
a bulto
a bulto
at a rough guess
la decadencia
la decadencia
decline
reclinable
reclinable
reclining
siniestro
siniestro
left
la diestra
la diestra
right-hand side
a medida
a medida
custom-made
aguardar
aguardar
to wait for
a puerta cerrada
a puerta cerrada
behind closed doors
sin lugar a dudas
sin lugar a dudas
without doubt
a regañadientes
a regañadientes
reluctantly
el fardo
el fardo
bale
cuesta arriba
cuesta arriba
uphill
cómo les va
cómo les va
how are you doing
el cabo suelto
el cabo suelto
loose end
por defecto
por defecto
by default
echar agua
echar agua
to flush
hacer las maletas
to pack
el punto de partida
starting point
una y otra vez
time and time again
el esguince de tobillo
sprained ankle
contrariamente
contrary to
poner en remojo
to soak
al partir
when leaving
presencial
face-to-face
poner el dedo en la llaga
to hit a raw nerve
la teoría de la conspiración
conspiracy theory
en su mayoría
mostly
antenoche
the night before last
dos tercios
two thirds
dar a conocer
to announce
estar al tanto
to know
miles de años
thousands of years
adrede
on purpose
desde luego
of course
al cabo de
after
cuán
how
contraer matrimonio
to get married
la patraña
tall tale
el trabajo de medio tiempo
part-time job
otrora
formerly
afinado
in tune
adolorido
in pain
yo que tú
if I were you
los entresijos
ins and outs
dar en el clavo
to hit the nail on the head
la noche anterior
the previous night
al respecto
about that
andar como un pato
to waddle
encebollado
cooked with onions
dejar las cosas para más tarde
to procastinate
desde
since
tras
after
cobrar un cheque
to cash a check
¡Fuchi!
Yuck!
vicioso
depraved
elección del momento
timing
el alma gemela
soulmate
el jalador
cooperative person
la llanta pinchada
flat tire
el pensamiento crítico
critical thinking
dar seguimiento
to follow up
hacer su agosto
to make a fortune
el correazo
blow with a belt
meterse en problemas
to get into trouble
deshacer la maleta
to unpack one's suitcase
dar las gracias
to thank
dar por sentado
to take for granted
faltar a clase
to skip class
hacer las paces
to make up
pasar por alto
to overlook
a medida que
as
en marcha
in progress
en marcha
underway
el corto plazo
short term
hacer sol
to be sunny
la lata
pain
concertar una cita
to schedule an appointment
a través de
across
desde entonces
since then
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
en peligro de extinción
endangered
dejar los estudios
to drop out
a granel
in bulk
el amor a primera vista
love at first sight
no es para tanto
it's not such a big deal
tender la cama
to make the bed
de la nada
out of nowhere
enhorabuena
congratulations
al respecto
about it
subir de peso
to put on weight
varios
several
buco
a lot
a partir de
as of
dar de alta
to discharge
dar por hecho
to take for granted
menos mal que
it's a good thing that
en curso
underway
sin embargo
nevertheless
no obstante
nevertheless
por todo
all over
el capricho
whim
menos mal
it's a good thing
primero que nada
first of all
en cuanto a
with regard to
dado que
given that
cada vez más
more and more
el ajetreo
coming and going
ponerse elegante
to dress up
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
puesto que
since
a fin de que
so that
el quicio
doorjamb
con tal de que
as long as
por ende
therefore
por lo tanto
therefore
al parecer
apparently
en absoluto
not at all
el soponcio
fit
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