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"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
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"word": "situație disperată"
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"roman": "otčájannoje položénije",
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"word": "бе́дственное положе́ние"
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"roman": "bolʹšája bedá",
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"tags": [
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"word": "больша́я беда́"
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"sense": "difficult position",
"word": "u škripcu"
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"sense": "difficult position",
"word": "gran aprieto"
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"word": "dire straits"
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