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"sense": "to give up, or give in",
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"sense": "to give up, or give in",
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"sense": "to give up, or give in",
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"sense": "to give up, or give in",
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"sense": "to give up, or give in",
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"sense": "to give up, or give in",
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"sense": "to give up, or give in",
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"roman": "sǐ",
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"word": "死"
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"word": "erliegen"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to die",
"word": "elhuny"
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"word": "belehal"
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