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el incrédulo
el incrédulo
skeptic
el alarido
el alarido
shriek
la redada
la redada
raid
tramitar
tramitar
to apply for
esfumarse
esfumarse
to vanish
indagar
indagar
to investigate
dolido
dolido
hurt
respaldar
respaldar
to back
propinar
propinar
to deal
supuesto
supuesto
supposed
emprender
emprender
to start
contundente
contundente
forceful
la risa
la risa
laughter
la pesadumbre
la pesadumbre
grief
reclutar
reclutar
to conscript
mero
mero
mere
el anhelo
el anhelo
longing
emprender
emprender
to undertake
ansiar
ansiar
to long for
el agujero
hole
la peca
freckle
apretar
to press
lucir
to shine
el juez
judge
minar
to undermine
el fastidio
nuisance
acosar
to harass
carente de
lacking in
demoler
to demolish
el malabarismo
juggling
espetar
to blurt out
el veneno
poison
el grumo
lump
derretir
to melt
el hoyo
hole
agotado
sold out
la meta
goal
llevar a cabo
to carry out
sin lugar a dudas
without doubt
la bondad
goodness
masificar
to standardize
equitativo
fair
arrasar
to destroy
empapar
to soak
desencadenar
to unchain
pautar
to provide guidelines
coquetear
to flirt
oscilar
to swing
el favor
favor
la vuelta
turn
extraviar
to misplace
placentero
pleasant
el ascenso
promotion
desempleado
unemployed
el refresco
soda
el promedio
average
variopinto
diverse
la gira
tour
sea como sea
in any case
encajar
to fit
la aldea
small village
la derrota
defeat
la espada
sword
el puño
fist
estribar
to lie in
la infracción
offense
tenaz
tenacious
jodido
fucked
atracado
stuck
mordisquear
to nibble
la semilla
seed
prender
to light
la maquinaria
machinery
enlatar
to can
almacenar
to store
el estallido
explosion
tener que ver
to have to do
el apodo
nickname
estallar
to explode
el almacenado
storage
callejero
street
aledaño
neighboring
el luto
mourning
sacudir
to shake
maldito
darn
apiñar
to cram
acuñar
to coin
cabrear
to piss off
la destreza
dexterity
el hedor
stink
la velada
evening
deshacerse
to come undone
por lo visto
apparently
aferrarse
to cling to
alejarse
to go away
en sí
in itself
la chispa
bit
la chispa
spark
el repunte
rise
halagador
flattering
recorrerse
to travel around
el tiro
throw
el entorno
environment
la enmienda
amendment
atónito
astonished
el flagelo
calamity
callar
to keep quiet
la ida
departure
sepultar
to bury
humear
to steam
rayado
striped
la rabia
anger
arder
to burn
boquiabierto
speechless
el hito
milestone
rezar
to pray
jugoso
juicy
el/la rehén
hostage
el estafador
fraudster
extraviar
to lose
despertar
to wake up
el callejón
alley
agobiar
to overwhelm
suelto
loose
presunto
supposed
desatar
to untie
la lentitud
slowness
factible
feasible
rotundamente
emphatically
alimentar
to feed
la pesadilla
nightmare
el embate
pounding
meter
to put
padecer
to endure
la fecundidad
fertility
el alza
rise
el ataúd
coffin
la natalidad
birthrate
la destreza
skill
el azar
chance
la travesía
crossing
el arribo
arrival
la cinta
ribbon
sacar de quicio
to drive crazy
el flirteo
flirting
empañar
to mist up
el auge
boom
postergar
to postpone
la avería
breakdown
presencial
face-to-face
decretar
to decree
dispararse
to rocket
percatarse
to notice
desembolsar
to pay out
otorgar
to grant
reclutar
to take on
a lo largo
lengthwise
el ensayo
essay
cobijarse
to take shelter
percatar
to realize
la almohada
pillow
amarrar
to tie
expuesto
exposed
jalar
to pull
magullar
to bruise
hinchar
to inflate
seguro de sí mismo
self-confident
el Marruecos
Morocco
lograr
to achieve
rastreador
tracking
remontarse
to date back
fortalecer
to strengthen
sobresalir
to stand out
rotular
to label
restregar
to rub
la suciedad
dirtiness
la brecha
gap
el varón
male
molesto
annoying
la caridad
charity
matizar
to qualify
derramar
to spill
agarrar
to grab
la hoja
leaf
el compañero de apartamento
roommate
la pereza
laziness
la cara
side
martirizar
to torture
escoger
to choose
enunciar
to state
pautar
to rule
pillar
to catch
el despacho
office
desviar
to divert
el fallo
stupid mistake
el alcance
reach
la deuda
debt
surgir
to arise
la barbaridad
atrocity
el atardecer
dusk
caducar
to expire
atemorizado
frightened
acudir
to turn to
asustado
scared
desempeñar
to carry out
la porrista
cheerleader
aplazar
to postpone
con fluidez
fluently
topar
to run into
el tope
limit
alentador
encouraging
acallar
to silence
echar
to throw
el ánimo
mood
apostar
to bet
talar
to cut down
el engaño
deceit
el toque
touch
la demora
delay
la retirada
withdrawal
el fallo
mistake
devolver
to give back
descartarse
to discard
la barbilla
chin
circundante
surrounding
el hueco
hole
la oreja
ear
el rastreo
search
prender
to turn on
reemplazar
to replace
verse
to see oneself
el patrón
pattern
humilde
humble
arrebatar
to snatch
mediar
to be halfway through
prestar
to lend
el esmalte
enamel
la uña
nail
el papel
role
la bala
bullet
el trayecto
route
desaconsejar
to advise against
mismísimo
very
el halago
compliment
comprimir
to compress
la codicia
greed
desmedido
excessive
el pavor
dread
desplazado
out of place
el ladrillo
brick
el levantamiento
uprising
la pantorrilla
calf
ceñir
to cling to
la barra
bar
remontar
to overcome
enterrar
to bury
atemorizar
to frighten
brindar
to toast
pertenecer
to belong to
el anochecer
dusk
amainar
to take in
reanudar
to resume
hallar
to find
extrañar
to miss
retratar
to photograph
agredir
to attack
el/la intérprete
performer
cálido
warm
flojo
loose
fallecido
deceased
pesado
annoying
liberar
to free
rehusar
to refuse
descartar
to rule out
el cumplimiento
compliance
masificado
overcrowded
el erizo
hedgehog
deleitar
to delight
el mando
command
pendiente
pending
la fiabilidad
reliability
pegadizo
catchy
el rostro
face
la apariencia
appearance
reseñar
to review
la franquicia
franchise
el recorrido
trip
el tortazo
slap
la balanza
scales
el alejamiento
distancing
enloquecer
to drive crazy
el abanico
fan
codicioso
greedy
trepidante
frenetic
la multa
fine
por detrás
from behind
socavar
to undermine
avivar
to stoke
el acoso
harassment
sanar
to cure
espantoso
horrifying
la caducidad
expiration date
la caja
box
alucinante
fantastic
¡Daca!
Give it to me!
el avistamiento
sighting
el envenenamiento
poisoning
el colmillo
canine
la sequía
drought
agregar
to add
rematar
to finish off
gozar
to enjoy oneself
la escasez
shortage
redondo
round
cercano
close
padecer
to suffer from
proclive
inclined
el anhelo
desire
acostar
to put to bed
el caballete
easel
maltrecho
battered
cobrar
to charge for
la hambruna
famine
el preso
prisoner
apenas
barely
la mudanza
move
arrojar
to throw
apurado
in a hurry
la cuerda
rope
agudo
sharp
el mechero
burner
el incumplimiento
breach
la urbe
large city
asentado
mature
el despliegue
deployment
discurrir
to pass
el nido
nest
el logro
achievement
el pregón
proclamation
el festejo
party
arruinar
to ruin
entrañar
to entail
asustar
to frighten
detener
to stop
acariciar
to pet
tramitar
to process
abarcar
to cover
el delito
crime
estrenar
to wear for the first time
el estafador
swindler
engañar
to deceive
la cumbre
summit
repentino
sudden
derrumbar
to demolish
los albores
dawn
arrendar
to rent
la facilidad
ease
deambular
to wander
alejarse
to move away
regir
to govern
el apogeo
peak
masticar
to chew
acudir
to come
resaltar
to highlight
platicar
to talk
el pasillo
hall
cauteloso
cautious
el anfitrión
host
desencadenar
to unleash
el castigo
punishment
propinar
to give
desplazarse
to move
la tecla
key
el tobillo
ankle
ocioso
idle
enganchar
to hook
el arete
earring
el desempeño
performance
medir
to measure
el cargo
charge
galardonado
award-winning
el gorro
hat
el tejido
fabric
el rasgo
feature
postular
to postulate
el planteamiento
approach
la subasta
auction
vergonzoso
shameful
el broche
clasp
quemar
to burn
faltar
to miss
la cuota
fee
el pezón
nipple
rasgado
almond-shaped
mendigar
to beg
atesorar
to amass
altanero
arrogant
concertar
to arrange
trazar
to draw
el bosquejo
sketch
férreo
iron
plasmar
to give expression to
congeniar
to get along
el centenar
hundred
la alfombra
carpet
desvanecer
to dispel
ingresar
to enter
cribar
to sieve
reivindicar
to claim
la facha
look
pinchar
to prick
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