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aparentar
aparentar
to feign
el hazmerreír
el hazmerreír
laughing stock
el historial
el historial
record
el parteaguas
el parteaguas
turning point
certero
certero
accurate
el ámbito
el ámbito
world
emboscar
emboscar
to ambush
lo de menos
lo de menos
the least important thing
verosímil
verosímil
plausible
el foro
el foro
forum
atenuar
atenuar
to moderate
afrutado
afrutado
fruity
enfriarse
enfriarse
to cool off
en ese entonces
en ese entonces
back then
pedir aventón
pedir aventón
to hitchhike
el/la contrincante
el/la contrincante
rival
limar
limar
to smooth over
el altibajo
el altibajo
ups and downs
consternado
consternado
distraught
a todo dar
awesome
encarecidamente
insistently
la coartada
alibi
ponerse al día
to bring oneself up to date
empedernido
unregenerate
extraoficialmente
off the record
extraoficialmente
unofficially
la hacienda
estate
el conducto
conduit
el letrero
sign
lucir
to look
el simulacro
drill
crudo
undercooked
recocido
overcooked
reñido
close
el guirigay
ruckus
desamparado
helpless
la negación
denial
expatriado
expatriate
el cobertizo
shed
el hechizo
spell
acorralar
to corner
el comité
committee
apellidarse
to have the last name
postergar
to postpone
en aquel entonces
at that time
alentar
to encourage
el enfrentamiento
confrontation
afligido
heartbroken
la grieta
crack
el ratero
thief
anunciar
to advertise
muestrear
to sample
la intoxicación alimenticia
food poisoning
la armadura
armor
lucirse
to excel
adjuntar
to attach
de mala gana
reluctantly
exento
exempt
asimismo
as well
derribar
to bring down
resguardar
to protect
el desempeño
performance
el/la albañil
construction worker
alabar
to praise
el matón
thug
el tablero
board
el saqueador
looter
vigente
in force
la ficha
domino
el depredador
predator
desamparar
to abandon
el escudo
shield
nefasto
terrible
erguido
upright
agremiar
to unionize
hiriente
hurtful
el/la rehén
hostage
señalar
to point out
el bulto
bulge
el bollo
bump
accidentado
rough
áspero
rough
la venganza
revenge
inmutar
to upset
el embalse
reservoir
encajar
to fit
desprevenido
by surprise
aferrarse
to cling to
el/la autócrata
autocrat
autoritario
authoritarian
desmoronarse
to crumble
en ciernes
in the making
ileso
unharmed
la ganancia
profit
la tarifa
tariff
silvestre
wild
el direccional
turn signal
apacible
calm
la palanca
leverage
la lumbre
fire
la encrucijada
crossroads
entre sí
among themselves
el aparato
device
el tocayo
name twin
el/la perista
fence
aventarse
to throw oneself
restregar
to rub
bajonear
to get down
orillar
to avoid
procedente
coming from
varado
stranded
la tripulación
crew
averiado
broken down
coaccionar
to coerce
el por qué
reason
el préstamo
loan
¡Híjole!
Wow!
los difuntos
deceased
alzar
to raise
agilizar
to speed up
suplicar
to plead
el veredicto
verdict
el creyente
believer
el guiño
wink
la funda
case
el apagón
blackout
halagar
to flatter
desaguar
to drain
el gnomo
gnome
propenso
prone
rallado
grated
expulsar
to expel
en llamas
in flames
zafarse
to get away from
lucir
to shine
fijamente
intently
por doquier
all over the place
periférico
peripheral
salvo
safe
el sigilo
stealth
repartir
to distribute
el repartidor
deliveryman
la presa
dam
el rabito
small tail
el/la mártir
martyr
la capa
layer
la cuota
fee
apachurrar
to squash
dialogar
to have a conversation
en contraste con
in contrast to
la maña
bad habit
abstenerse
to abstain
vetar
to veto
rebuscado
obscure
despectivamente
contemptuously
disuasorio
deterrent
contrarrestar
to counteract
a más tardar
at the latest
gratificante
rewarding
aledaño
neighboring
acortar
to reduce
recortar
to cut out
leve
mild
en voz alta
aloud
analfabeto
illiterate
el lanzamiento
release
la piedad
mercy
asesorar
to advise
superventas
bestselling
la víspera
eve
asolar
to devastate
la apertura
opening
la manguera
hose
la emboscada
ambush
de golpe
all at once
trastornado
traumatized
la despensa
pantry
mordisquear
to nibble
de una vez
once and for all
pagadero
payable
adeudado
due
displicente
unenthusiastic
estropear
to damage
reventar
to burst
achicar
to make smaller
el desglose
breakdown
rugir
to roar
gravar
to tax
estar al mando
to be in charge
indemnizar
to compensate
canjear
to trade
la tonelada
ton
necio
stubborn
lene
mild
encontrado
conflicting
el rebote
bounce
rebotar
to bounce
recoger
to gather
rifar
to raffle
la enmienda
amendment
ponerse al día
to catch up
contrabandear
to smuggle
consistir en
to consist of
consistir
to consist of
la flecha
arrow
la moderación
restraint
el apunte
prompt
la alegación
allegation
aporrear
to bang on
accidentalmente
accidentally
el pudor
sense of shame
sincerarse
to open up
enredar
to tangle up
el escondite
hiding place
llevar a cabo
to carry out
embadurnar
to smear
amparar
to shelter
el trastorno
disorder
padecer
to suffer from
la compasión
pity
la diapositiva
slide
sustituir
to substitute
suprimir
to eliminate
el ejemplar
issue
reprobado
flunked
atónito
astonished
cotizar
to value
salvo que
unless
impotente
helpless
otorgar
to grant
por medio de
by means of
a modo de
by way of
el politiqueo
politicking
descaradamente
shamelessly
el desengaño
disappointment
la bandeja
tray
el bibliotecario
librarian
el historiador
historian
atronado
reckless
el retoque
finishing touch
la sutileza
subtlety
juguetón
playful
el fruto seco
nut
de momento
for the time being
la pijamada
slumber party
depredador
predatory
la presa
prey
asediar
to besiege
reclutar
to recruit
exaltar
to exalt
la ascendencia
ancestry
la espuma
foam
el acierto
correct answer
en función de
according to
a tontas y a locas
without thinking
a tientas
blindly
a sabiendas
knowing full well
indulgente
lenient
apuñalar
to stab
divagar
to digress
emprender
to start up
desvelarse
to be unable to get to sleep
el mostrador
counter
equivaler
to be equivalent to
hábil
skilled
extraviarse
to get lost
educar
to educate
aprovechado
resourceful
sagaz
clever
la mugre
filth
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