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"sense": "in a desperate manner",
"word": "拼命地"
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"sense": "in a desperate manner",
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"sense": "in a desperate manner",
"word": "désespérément"
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"sense": "in a desperate manner",
"word": "desesperadamente"
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"sense": "in a desperate manner",
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"sense": "in a desperate manner",
"word": "נואשות"
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"roman": "hisshi ni natte",
"sense": "in a desperate manner",
"word": "必死になって"
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"word": "отча́янно"
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