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"text": "They certainly had their moments and will complain of ill-fortune, about a suspicion of handball before Tielemans' goal and those magnificent saves from Schmeichel but this was a stuttering Chelsea, not the smooth machine that saw off Real Madrid with such comfort in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.",
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"sense": "experience brief periods of distinction",
"word": "也有犀利的時候"
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"sense": "experience brief periods of distinction",
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"sense": "experience brief periods of distinction",
"word": "也有犀利的時候"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "experience brief periods of distinction",
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"sense": "experience brief periods of distinction",
"word": "olla hetkensä"
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"roman": "pereživatʹ zvjózdnyj čas",
"sense": "experience brief periods of distinction",
"word": "переживать звёздный час"
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"sense": "experience brief periods of distinction",
"word": "ha sina stunder"
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