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"ref": "1976 August 7, Kathy Guilmette, “Devil's Advocate”, in Gay Community News, page 4",
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"sense": "to assuage a hostile situation",
"word": "puhdistaa ilmapiiriä"
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"word": "разряди́ть атмосфе́ру"
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"word": "templar gaitas"
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"word": "aclarar las cosas"
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"word": "rensa luften"
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