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"word": "нападам внезапно"
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"sense": "To make a fierce verbal attack",
"word": "şığımaq"
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"roman": "kritikuvam ostro",
"sense": "To make a fierce verbal attack",
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"sense": "To make a fierce verbal attack",
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"sense": "To make a fierce verbal attack",
"word": "vituperare"
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"sense": "To make a fierce verbal attack",
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"sense": "To make a fierce verbal attack",
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"word": "lash out"
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