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Ik schrijf zulke onzin niet

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I don’t write such tripe

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Verkoop geen onzin

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Don’t talk tripe

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Juichend, jubelend, zeer opgetogen

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Exultant

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Aansporing, zet, duwtje / prik, por

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Prod

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Vuurproef / oven

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Furnace

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Ziener, helderziende

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Seer

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(Zich) veranderen, wijzigen

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To alter

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Tweede ik, echtgenoot / andere zijde van iemand karakter

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Alter ego

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8
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Melkzuur

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Lactic acid

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9
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Treuzelen

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To loiter, linger, dawdle, hang about

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Zwavel

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Sulphur

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Invallen (muziek)

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To join in / to come in

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Israëlisch

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Israeli

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13
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Afraden

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To advice against

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14
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Een hangmat ophangen

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To swing a hammock

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15
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Schimmel

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Mold, mould

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16
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Kwijting

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Acquittance

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17
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Snikken

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To sob

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18
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Straal

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Beam, ray

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19
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(op heterdaad) betrappen

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To catch (red handed)

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20
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Dat ligt er vingerdik op!

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That sticks out a mile, that’s as plain as day

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21
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Na-aper

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Mimic, copy-cat

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22
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Toepasselijk

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Appropriate / applicable

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23
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Vuur in open lucht

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Bonfire

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24
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Kruiderij

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Condiment(s)

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25
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Geschikt / ad rem / snel van begrip (schrander) / geneigd tot

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Apt

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26
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#

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Hashtag

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27
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Zeer heet (brandend) / intens (gepassioneerd)

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Torrid

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28
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In de schijnwerpers staan

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To be in the limelight

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29
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In het middelpunt van de belangstelling staan

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To be in the spotlight / to hold the spotlight

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30
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Hardnekkig

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Obstinate, stubborn

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31
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Zelfvoldaan

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Smug

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32
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Hou je stevig vast!

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Hang on to your hat!

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33
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Behaaglijk, knus, gezellig

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Snug(gish)

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34
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Lekker liggen

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To lie snug

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35
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Netjes, proper

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Tidy

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36
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Verleiden, verlokken

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To entice

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37
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Afdwingen

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To compel

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38
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Lauw

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Lukewarm, tepid

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39
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Ingeving / inzicht

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Insight / epiphany

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40
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Op een boogscheut

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Within a stone’s throw

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41
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Ernstig in het nauw zitten

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To be in dire straits

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42
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Goedkoop, plakkerig

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Tacky

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43
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Overleg plegen

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To confer

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44
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Vermeend

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Allegedly

45
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In overeenstemming met (uw wens)

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In compliance with (your wish)

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Verdwaald zijn/verdwalen

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To be astray / go astray

47
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Overtollig / pleonastisch / overvloedig / werkloos

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Redundant

48
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Verstrooid

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Absent-minded

49
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Winkeldiefstal

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Shoplifting

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Kruik / glas

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Jar

51
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Kan(netje)

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Jug

52
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Ik moet plassen

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I need to wee

53
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Die bf voldoet aan veel eigenschappen

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That bf ticks a lot of boxes

54
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Ik zet hem op zijn plaats

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I put him back in his place

55
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Stampvol

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Chockers is chocker block full

56
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Hurken

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Squat

57
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Zelfgenoegzaam glimlachen, gniffelen

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To smirk

58
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Fluwelen aanraking

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Velvet touch

59
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Vlaggen halfstok hangen

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To fly flags at half-mast

60
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Poen!

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Cold hard cash

61
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Ieder voor zich / redde wie zich redde kan / sauve-qui-peut

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Devil take the hindmost

62
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Maak je niet druk!

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Keep your wig on

63
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Wrok, haat

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Resentment, grudge, (rancour: sterk en langdurig)

64
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Een ruk geven

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To yank

65
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Gestaag, aanhoudend

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Relentless

66
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Geen slijm ophoesten :)

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No hawking

67
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Ieder voor zich / redde wie zich redde kan / sauve-qui-peut

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(every man for himself, and God for us all, and) the devil take the hindmost

68
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Tentoonstellen

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To showcase

69
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Ik ben niet van gisteren

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There are no flies on me / I know a trick or 2 / I wasn’t born yesterday / I’m nobodies fool

70
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Overhaaste conclusies trekken

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To jump to conclusions

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Conclusies trekken

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Draw / come to conclusions

72
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Makkelijk beet te nemen

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Gullible

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Smerig, slordig

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Scruffy

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Smachten, verlangen naar

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To yearn

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De tering naar de nering zetten

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cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth

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Kraak(net)

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Squeaky clean

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Aanhankelijk / kleverig

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Clingy

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Hoogdravende taal / bombast

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A rant

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Theatraal brengen / declameren / tieren

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To rant (about)

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(Ver)stoppen / wegstoppen

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To tuck (away/in)

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Plaaggeest / onheil, ellende / kattenkwaad

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Mischief

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Werkloos / doelloos / lui / ongebruikt

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Idle

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Verpanden / plechtig beloven

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To pledge

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Hard werken (aan wiskunde)

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To bone up (on my maths)

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Schrap zetten

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To brace (oneself)

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Heffen / beslagleggen / rekruteren

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To levy

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Brutaal en verwaand, aanmatigend, vrijpostig

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Cocky

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Impuls, prikkel, stimulans / drijvende kracht

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Impetus

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Vraag en aanbod

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Supply and demand

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Op z’n tenen (weg) lopen

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To tiptoe (away)

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Vastklampen aan / kleven / dicht blijven bij

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To cling

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Karwei

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Chore

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Voorzichtig / op z’n hoede (voor)

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Wary (of)

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(In het) lokaal, huis, erfgoed // het bovengenoemde

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(On the) premises

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Hut / hok, schuurtje

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Shack

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Idioot, uilskuiken

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Nitwit

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Laat me mijn gelijk bewijzen

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Let me make my case

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Gunstig, goeds voorspellend

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Auspicious

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(Uit)stralen / in één richting uitzenden

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To beam

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Een plan smeden

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To hatch (up) a plan

101
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medewerker van een espressobar e.d. die gespecialiseerd is in de bereiding van espresso en koffie

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Barista

102
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Klandizie, vaste klanten

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Clientele

103
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Dweperij, fanatisme

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Bigotry

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(Zich) uitspreiden / nonchalant in z’n stoel liggen

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To sprawl

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Prijzen vliegen omhoog

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prices are skyrocketing

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Het nagenieten / avondrood / (naglans)

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Afterglow

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Overdonderd bij het zien van een beroemdheid

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Starstruck

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Kloppen, bonzen

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To throb

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Gniffelen, grinniken / leedvermaak hebben

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To chuckle

110
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Goor / goedkoop, waardeloos (excuus) / dun, zwak

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Sleazy

111
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Onopvallend

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inconspicuous