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manténme al tanto
manténme al tanto
keep me posted
a saber
a saber
God knows
vuelvo enseguida
vuelvo enseguida
I'll be right back
el forastero
el forastero
stranger
fisgar
fisgar
to snoop
hacer tiempo
hacer tiempo
to kill time
tropezarse
tropezarse
to run into
meter la pata
meter la pata
to mess up
de tal manera
de tal manera
in such a way
a mediados de
a mediados de
in the middle of
estar al día
estar al día
to be up to date
desde que
desde que
ever since
pese a que
pese a que
even though
más te vale
más te vale
you'd better
ya es hora de que
ya es hora de que
it's about time
el bulo
el bulo
unfounded rumor
chapotear
chapotear
to splash about
enseguida
enseguida
right away
en un santiamén
en un santiamén
in a flash
fichar
to punch out
el rollo
drag
espabilar
to get one's act together
congeniar
to get on
dar por hecho
to take for granted
no hay prisa
no rush
para entonces
by then
al igual que
just like
siempre que
as long as
cada vez más
more and more
sí o sí
no matter what
aguantar
to put up with
ponerse al día
to get up to date
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
ni hablar
no way
en cuanto
as soon as
liado
tied up
la madera
makings
desahogar
to vent
de momento
for now
adrede
on purpose
desde luego
of course
menos mal
thank goodness
hasta el momento
up to now
qué más da
what does it matter
para entonces
by that time
fichar
to punch in
desde luego
of course
hace un rato
some time ago
tal cual
just as
la terna
short list of three candidates
pase lo que pase
whatever happens
tal cual
exactly
tal cual
as is
nada de nada
nothing at all
el vaivén
ups and downs
no cabe duda
there's no doubt
mientras tanto
in the meantime
hasta entonces
until then
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