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"sense": "urgent",
"word": "hellittämätön"
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"word": "itsepintainen"
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"sense": "urgent",
"word": "insistente"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "urgent",
"word": "nonoi"
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"code": "pdt",
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"sense": "urgent",
"word": "drinjent"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "nastojčivyj",
"sense": "urgent",
"word": "настойчивый"
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