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"sense": "grow worse",
"word": "rapistua"
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"word": "auf dem absteigenden Ast sein"
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"sense": "grow worse",
"word": "rapistua"
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"sense": "grow worse",
"word": "auf dem absteigenden Ast sein"
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"word": "se duce dracului"
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"sense": "grow worse",
"word": "se duce pe apa sâmbetei"
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"sense": "grow worse",
"word": "приходить в упадок"
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"sense": "grow worse",
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