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"word": "contra les cordes"
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"word": "toivottamassa jamassa"
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"word": "na corda bamba"
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"word": "ar na rópaí"
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"word": "contra las cuerdas"
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"sense": "showing signs of imminent failure or collapse",
"word": "contra les cordes"
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"word": "toivottamassa jamassa"
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"sense": "showing signs of imminent failure or collapse",
"word": "in ísle brí"
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"sense": "showing signs of imminent failure or collapse",
"word": "ar an dé deiridh"
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"sense": "showing signs of imminent failure or collapse",
"word": "ag streachailt"
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"sense": "showing signs of imminent failure or collapse",
"word": "na corda bamba"
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"sense": "showing signs of imminent failure or collapse",
"word": "contra las cuerdas"
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"word": "on the ropes"
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