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"sense": "arrive and depart",
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
"word": "来来去去"
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
"word": "komen en gaan"
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
"word": "andare e venire"
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
"word": "commeō"
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"word": "појди́-дојди"
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"word": "wchodzić i wychodzić"
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
"word": "ir y venir"
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
"word": "gelip gitmek"
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"sense": "arrive and depart",
"word": "đến và đi"
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "時斷時續"
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"roman": "shíduànshíxù",
"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "时断时续"
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "忽隱忽現"
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"roman": "hūyǐnhūxiàn",
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"word": "忽隐忽现"
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "komen en gaan"
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "tulla ja mennä"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "aller et venir"
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "andare e venire"
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"word": "przychodzić i odchodzić"
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "gelip gitmek"
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"sense": "appear and disappear",
"word": "thoắt ẩn thoắt hiện"
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