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1esserebe 2averehave 3faremake 4andarego · to go 5poterecan 6diresay · to tell 7starestay 8sapereknow · to know 9volerewant 10doveremust 11vederesee 12pensarethink · to think 13daregive · to give 14venirecome 15parlarespeak · talk · to speak 16prenderetake 17sentirefeel · hear 18crederebelieve · to believe 19trovarefind · to find 20siabe · both 21lasciareleave 22portarebring · carry · to bring · to carry 23chiamarecall · to call 24piacerelike · pleasure · to like 25mettereput · put on · to put 26guardareto look · to look at · to watch · watch 27tornarecome back · return 28aspettarewait 29sembrareseem 30cercarelook for · search · to look for · to seek · try 31chiedereask · to ask · to ask for 32scusareapologize · excuse · to apologize 33arrivarearrive 34ucciderekill · to kill 35capireunderstand 36conosceremeet 37riusciremanage · manage to 38finirefinish · to finish 39provaretry 40tenerehold · keep · to keep 41uscirego out · to go out · to leave 42aiutarehelp · to help 43succederehappen 44perderelose · miss · to lose 45servirebe useful · serve 46dispiaceredisplease · sorrow · sorry 47lavorarework 48entrareenter 49ascoltarelisten 50pregarepray · to pray 51restarestay 52ricordareremember 53amarelove · to love 54viverelive 55bastarebe enough · enough · have 56moriredie 57diventarebecome 58capitarehappen 59passarepass · spend · to pass 60rimanereremain · stay 61usareuse 62mangiareeat 63mandaresend 64giocareplay · to play 65smetterestop 66continuarecontinue 67scoprirediscover 68cambiarechange 69fermarestop · to stop 70sperarehope · to hope 71preoccupareworry 72chiudereclose 73iniziarestart 74pagarepay 75scriverewrite 76sposareget married · marry 77beredrink 78aprireopen · to open 79sederebutt · sit 80domandaask · question 81renderemake · to make 82dormiresleep 83sparareshoot 84controllarecheck 85salvaresave 86significaremean · to mean 87funzionarefunction · work 88dimenticareforget 89intendereintend · understand 90rispondereanswer · reply 91importarecare · matter 92immaginareimagine 93incontraremeet 94trattaredeal · treat 95decideredecide 96comprarebuy 97riceverereceive 98cominciarestart 99seguirefollow 100vincerewin 101mancarelack · miss 102occupareoccupy · take care of 103muoveremove 104parereseem · to seem 105sbagliaremake a mistake 106scappareescape · run away 107togliereremove · take off 108offrireoffer 109toccareto touch · touch 110tirarepull · throw 111nasconderehide · to hide 112preparareprepare · set 113partireleave 114corrererun 115vivoalive · live · vivid 116prometterepromise 117sceglierechoose · to choose 118permettereallow 119accettareaccept · to accept 120rubaresteal 121squadrateam 122interessareinterest 123spiegareexplain · to explain 124preferireprefer 125colpirehit · strike 126venderesell 127caderefall · to fall 128controllocheck · inspection 129presentarepresent · submit · to present 130leggerelight · read · to read 131proteggereprotect 132girareturn 133scherzarejoke 134impararelearn 135tagliarecut 136svegliarewake up 137causacause 138salireclimb · get on · go up 139sognodream 140alzareraise 141accaderehappen 142curatreat 143crearecreate 144esistereexist 145mostrareshow 146buttarethrow · throw away 147cresceregrow · grow up 148ottenereobtain 149ringraziarethank · to thank 150saltarejump · to jump 151valerebe worth 152piangerecry 153nascerebe born 154unirejoin · unite 155vestiredress 156assicurareinsure · to secure 157combatterefight 158romperebreak 159divertireamuse · entertain · have fun 160rovinareruin 161raccontaretell 162scendereget off · to go down 163cacciarehunt 164riderelaugh 165insegnareteach 166ferirehurt 167guidaredrive 168spaventarefrighten · get scared 169suonareplay 170indossarewear 171scompariredisappear · to disappear 172risolveresolve · to solve 173sistemaretidy up 174contarecount 175odiarehate 176spariredisappear · to disappear 177attraversarecross 178perdonareforgive 179fregarecheat · to rip off 180temerefear 181considerareconsider 182distruggeredestroy 183comportarecause · involve 184raggiungerereach 185cantaresing 186studiostudio · study 187riguardareconcern · look at · watch again 188riprendereresume 189firmaresign 190riportarereturn · to bring back 191costruirebuild · to build 192avvicinareapproach · bring closer · move 193arrestarearrest 194attaccareattach · attack 195liberarefree 196abbandonareabandon 197visitareto visit · visit 198mantenerekeep · maintain 199ammettereadmit 200camminarewalk · walking 201bisognarebe necessary 202invitareinvite 203leggeread 204riconoscererecognize 205evitareavoid · to avoid 206batterebeat · clap · hammer 207trasferiretransfer 208affrontareface 209spostaremove 210ballaredance · to dance 211dimostrareprove 212organizzareorganize 213ammazzarekill 214fidareto trust · trust 215consegnaredeliver 216bloccareblock 217superareovercome · pass 218notarenotice 219ordinareorder 220cambiochange 221spingerepush 222assumerehire 223soffriresuffer · to suffer 224collegareconnect 225ripetererepeat · to repeat 226rilassarerelax 227spegnereto turn off · turn off 228coprirecover · to cover 229coinvolgereinvolve 230accompagnareaccompany 231gestiremanage 232meritaredeserve 233convincereconvince 234adorarelove 235baciarekiss 236costringereforce 237calmarecalm 238concentrareconcentrate 239studiarestudy 240tentaretry 241guadagnareearn 242apprezzareappreciate 243ritrovarefind 244legaretie · to tie 245tradirebetray 246cucinakitchen 247sopravviveresurvive 248rimettereput · put back 249discuterediscuss 250regolarule · set 251impegnarecommit · commit oneself · work 252supporreassume · suppose 253dirigeredirect 254trasformaretransform 255bruciareburn 256sopportareendure 257volarefly 258dipenderedepend 259raccoglierecollect · pick 260confermareconfirm 261ritornarereturn 262salutaregreet 263respirarebreathe 264accendereto turn on 265indovinareguess 266testimoniaretestify 267scoparesweep · to sweep 268rifiutarerefuse 269sorprenderesurprise · to surprise 270inventareinvent 271urlarescream 272mentirelie 273allontanaremove · move away · push away 274innamorarefall in love · to fall in love 275puntareset · to bet 276fuggireescape 277litigarequarrel 278appartenerebelong · belong to each other 279licenziarefire 280lavarewash 281viaggiaretravel 282catturarecapture 283accusareaccuse 284pulireclean 285gettarethrow 286avvertirewarn 287richiedererequest 288condurreconduct · lead 289causarecause 290registrarerecord 291contattarecontact 292fissarefasten · stare 293condividereshare 294stringeretighten 295inviaresend 296impedireprevent 297resistereresist 298godereenjoy 299commetterecommit 300rischiarerisk · to risk 301cancellarecancel · erase 302abbassarelower 303riferirereport 304dichiararedeclare 305regolareadjust 306stampareprint 307fingerepretend 308informareinform 309cavareget · get through · to manage 310agireact · to act 311richiamarecall back · reprimand 312divideredivide · split 313arrenderesurrender 314difenderedefend 315aumentareincrease 316giurareswear 317picchiarehit 318levareget up · remove 319festeggiarecelebrate 320fumaresmoke 321riposarerest 322tradurretranslate 323ritirarepick up · withdraw 324sognaredream 325scommetterebet 326rispettarerespect 327fallirefail · to fail 328aggiungereadd 329procedereproceed 330sorrideresmile · to smile 331gridarescream · shout · (to) shout 332seppellirebury 333sbattereslam 334denunciarereport 335interrompereinterrupt 336lanciarethrow 337rinunciaregive up 338trattenerehold · hold back 339condannarecondemn 340possedereown · possess 341sosteneredefend · support · take 342esplodereexplode 343suggeriresuggest 344curaretake care of · treat 345giudicareto judge 346riempirefill 347ricominciarerestart 348concederegrant 349rivelarereveal · to reveal 350scaricaredownload · to download 351osservareobserve 352recuperarerecover 353spezzarebreak 354produrreproduce 355confessareconfess 356andarseneleave · to leave 357identificareidentify 358partecipareparticipate 359comprendereunderstand 360giocogame · play 361ridurrereduce 362osaredare 363ritenereconsider 364frequentareattend 365eliminaredelete 366minacciarethreaten 367migliorareimprove · to improve 368procurareget · procure 369restituirereturn · to return 370rappresentarerepresent 371combinarecause · coordinate · do 372prevedereforesee · predict 373mollaregive up · leave 374dubitaredoubt 375spenderespend · to spend 376complicarecomplicate 377beccarebump into · catch · get 378precisoclarify 379risparmiaresave 380disturbaredisturb 381cucinareto cook 382confondereconfuse 383costareto cost 384impazzirego crazy · to go crazy 385mirareaim 386esagerareexaggerate 387prestarelend 388apparireappear 389definiredefine 390indagareinvestigate 391piantareplant · to plant 392ignorareignore 393lottarefight 394completarecomplete 395negaredeny 396morderebite 397disturbodisturb · disturbance 398giungerearrive · reach 399insistereinsist 400sfuggireescape 401fornireprovide 402lamentarecomplain 403rifareremake 404rilasciarerelease 405trascinaredrag 406guarireheal · recover 407garantireguarantee 408badarelook after 409recitareact · recite 410rifletterereflect 411fotterescrew · screw over 412attenderewait 413sprecarewaste 414copiarecopy 415stabilireestablish 416dipingerepaint 417realizzareaccomplish · achieve · carry out · complete · make 418spediresend 419inseguirechase · to chase 420interrogarequestion 421arrabbiareangry · get angry 422scordareforget 423incastrarefit · frame 424proporrepropose 425rientrarereturn 426provenirecome 427provocarecause · provoke 428abituareget used to 429compiereturn 430includereinclude 431investireinvest 432separareseparate 433sollevarelift · to lift 434comunicarecommunicate 435avvenireoccur · take place 436scambiareexchange 437esaminareexamine 438basarebase · be based 439regalaregive 440esprimereexpress 441rapirekidnap 442punirepunish 443strapparetear 444infilareinsert · stuff 445reagirereact 446rallentareslow down 447inserireinsert 448descriveredescribe 449attirareattract 450ingannaredeceive 451spaccarebreak · split 452nuotareswim 453votarevote 454scavaredig 455contenerecontain 456vergognareto be ashamed 457sospettaresuspect 458assomigliareresemble 459agitareshake 460peggiorareworsen 461abitarelive 462concludereconclude 463ridaregive back 464tacerebe silent · to be silent 465durarelast 466sostituirereplace 467allenaretrain 468annullarecancel 469reggerehold · withstand 470ripararerepair 471svolgerecarry out 472dedicarededicate 473rinchiuderelock up 474rimuovereremove 475verificareverify 476trascorrerespend 477rivolgereaddress · turn · turn to 478scattaredart · go off · sprint 479riunirereunite 480nominarenominate 481circondaresurround 482affittorent 483incazzareget pissed off 484sospenderesuspend 485appoggiarelean · put 486utilizzareuse 487ripulireclean out · clean up 488vomitarevomit 489premerepress 490sbrigarehurry · take care of 491sconfiggeredefeat 492augurareto wish · wish 493abbracciarehug 494addormentarefall asleep · to lull to sleep 495riavereget back 496eseguireexecute · perform 497soddisfaresatisfy 498obbligareforce · to force 499affidareentrust 500bussareknock 501tenderestretch · to tend 502convenirebe worth 503escludereexclude 504cederegive in 505donaredonate 506telefonarecall 507approvareapprove 508stenderehang 509rimandarepostpone 510coglieregrasp · pick · seize 511porreask · lay · pay · set 512aggiustarefix 513conservarekeep 514svenirefaint 515autorizzareauthorize 516collaborarecollaborate 517esporredisplay · exhibit 518lacrimatear 519analizzareanalyze 520aggiornareupdate 521ammirareadmire 522impiegareemploy · use 523atterrareland · to land 524cenarehave dinner 525diffonderespread 526voltareturn 527operareoperate 528crollarecollapse 529segnareto note · to score 530caricarecharge 531pubblicarepublish 532pisciarepee 533piovererain · to rain 534presumerepresume 535appenderehang 536sconvolgereupset 537disegnaredraw 538sanguinarebleed 539sbrigarsito hurry 540accoglierewelcome 541trasportaretransport 542trasmetteretransmit 543afferraregrasp · seize 544formareform 545abbattereknock down 546drogareto drug 547annoiarebore · get bored 548incolpareblame 549esigeredemand 550svilupparedevelop 551eccitareget excited 552prenotarebook 553piegarefold · to fold 554offendereoffend 555staccaredisconnect 556sfruttaretake advantage of 557chiarireclarify 558versarepour 559risultareturn out 560onorarehonor 561danneggiaredamage 562corrisponderecorrespond 563montareassemble · pitch · to froth · to whip 564terminarefinish 565comandarecommand · lead 566nutrirefeed 567adattareadapt 568limitarelimit 569vendicareavenge 570infrangerebreak 571sputarespit 572approfittaretake advantage 573soffiareblow 574proseguirecontinue 575scioglieremelt · untie 576spettarebe responsible · be up to 577accorgerenotice 578benedirebless 579domandareask 580isolareisolate 581sfidarechallenge 582aggredireattack 583pianificareplan 584posareplace 585raccomandarerecommend 586divorziaredivorce 587risalireclimb back up 588assegnareassign 589sacrificaresacrifice 590suicidarekill oneself 591cagarepoop 592sbarazzareclear 593attivareactivate 594progettaredesign 595comprometterecompromise 596scoppiareburst 597cuocerecook · to cook 598violentarerape 599intrappolaretrap 600rilevaredetect · measure 601respingerereject 602deluderedisappoint 603terrorizzareterrify 604avvelenarepoison 605somigliareresemble 606interpretareinterpret 607incasinaremess up 608ripensarerethink 609impiccarehang 610sorvegliarewatch 611assaggiareto taste 612appassionarebecome passionate · fascinate 613comparireappear 614divenirebecome 615spiacerebe sorry 616torturaretorture 617distrarreget distracted 618sedersito sit 619proibireforbid 620parcheggiarepark 621affermareaffirm 622scatenaretrigger 623tremaretremble 624concordareagree 625addestrareto train · train 626schiacciarepress 627turbaredisturb · upset 628spargerescatter · spread 629assassinareassassinate 630adottareadopt 631destinareallocate 632citarequote 633stupiresurprise 634congelarefreeze 635determinaredetermine 636scorrereto flow 637intervenireintervene 638annunciareannounce 639accomodaresit down 640detestaredetest 641valutareevaluate 642iscrivereenroll 643vietareforbid 644riservarereserve 645scadereexpire 646consigliareadvise · recommend 647affondaresink 648disporrearrange 649violareviolate 650ispirareinspire 651derubarerob 652soffocaresuffocate 653percepireperceive 654programmareprogram 655incrociarecross 656attrarreattract 657ammalareget sick 658spuntareappear 659udirehear 660piazzareplace 661coordinarecoordinate 662leccarelick 663invecchiaregrow old · to age 664ragionarethink 665implorarebeg 666ficcareshove 667ossessionareobsess 668radunaregather 669bagnareto water · to wet 670dimettereresign · to resign 671fermarsito stop 672succhiaresuck 673ubriacareintoxicate 674ritardaredelay 675cavalcareto ride 676affittarerent 677emozionaremove 678supplicarebeg 679modificaremodify 680gradireappreciate · enjoy · to like · welcome 681esercitarepractice 682tormentaretorment 683giustificarejustify 684localizzarelocate 685scivolareslip 686pesareweigh 687accontentareplease 688necessitareneed 689infastidireannoy · to annoy 690negoziarenegotiate 691promuoverepromote 692incoraggiareencourage 693accedereaccess 694ricercaresearch 695insultareinsult 696prenderselato get upset · to take it badly 697puzzareto stink 698sottoporreto subject 699segnalarereport 700subiresuffer · to endure 701pestaretrample 702comporrecompose 703pescareto fish 704avviarestart 705infettareinfect 706umiliarehumiliate 707pranzarehave lunch 708fondarefound 709sudareto sweat 710educareeducate 711opporreto oppose 712acquistarebuy · purchase 713governaregovern 714risparmiosave · saving 715emettereemit · issue 716stuprarerape 717introdurreintroduce 718ricoprirecover 719ripagarerepay 720sorgererise 721scaldareheat · to heat · to warm 722accelerareaccelerate 723pronunciarepronounce 724rapinarerob 725fraintendereto misunderstand 726spogliareundress 727illuminareilluminate 728consentireallow 729prelevarewithdraw 730annegareannegare 731stancaretire 732improvvisareimprovise 733confidareconfide · to trust · trust 734individuareto identify 735pretenderedemand · to demand 736scontareto discount 737obbedireobey 738accostarepull over 739svuotareempty 740interferireto interfere 741espellereexpel 742sottovalutareto underestimate · underestimate 743ricostruireto rebuild 744brindareto toast 745estrarreto extract 746influenzareto influence 747insinuareinsinuate 748distribuiredistribute 749ripartiredepart again · resume 750manipolaremanipulate 751effettuaremake · to complete 752rivoltareflip · turn over 753svanirefade · fade away · to vanish · vanish 754scuotereshake 755avvolgerewrap 756partoriregive birth 757pugnalarestab 758reclutareto recruit 759riprovareretake · try again 760sdraiarelie down · to lie down 761conviverelive 762perseguitarehaunt 763accorgersinotice 764chiacchierarechat 765applicareapply 766farcelamanage 767oscuraredarken 768derivarederive 769oltrepassarecross 770esibireexhibit 771invadereinvade 772occorrerebe needed · need · take 773sfondarebreak through 774fonderemelt 775consolarecomfort · console 776pentirsito regret 777preoccuparsiworry 778infiltrareseep 779cavarselaget by 780finanziarefinance 781fotografarephotograph 782trarredraw 783disattivareturn off 784brillareshine 785convocaresummon 786riscaldareheat 787testaretest 788distingueredistinguish 789fruttareyield 790rimediareremedy 791arareplow 792compilarefill out 793confrontarecompare 794riporreput away 795ingaggiarehire 796costituireconstitute 797connettereto connect 798menzionaremention 799ingoiareswallow 800modellaremold 801impressionareimpress 802tolleraretolerate 803disciplinareto discipline 804contribuirecontribute 805cuciresew 806ricavareextract 807strangolarestrangle 808omettereomit 809imporreimpose 810evacuareevacuate 811affogaredrown 812sigillareto seal 813strisciareto crawl 814mischiaremix 815frenarebrake 816predirepredict 817intromettereinterfere 818spazzaresweep 819installareinstall 820generaregenerate 821asciugaredry 822vantareboast 823riattaccarehang up 824filmarefilm 825arruolareenlist 826gonfiareinflate 827masticarechew 828intercettareintercept 829inciderecarve 830recarecause 831eleggereelect 832coltivarecultivate 833divoraredevour 834ricattareto blackmail 835ospitarehost 836flirtareflirt 837riaprirereopen 838esplorareexplore 839accordaretune 840acconsentireconsent 841innervosireget nervous 842marcirerot 843aggirarego around 844biasimareblame 845consultareconsult 846investigareinvestigate 847azzardarerisk · venture 848evadereescape 849sforzarestrain 850correggerecorrect 851anticiparebring forward 852rimpiazzarereplace 853prepararsito get ready 854esitarehesitate 855svelarereveal 856sporcaredirty 857truccareput on makeup 858calcolarecalculate 859schiantareto crash 860raddoppiaredouble 861elaboraredevelop 862ereditareinherit 863dominaredominate 864squillareto ring 865iniettareinject 866allungareextend · lengthen 867condizionareaffect · influence 868ricoverarehospitalize 869accoltellareto stab 870protestaprotest 871vigilarewatch over 872alterarechange 873favorireencourage · promote 874misuraremeasure 875provvederetake care of it 876abbaiarebark 877sedurreseduce 878russaresnore 879splendereshine 880dedurrededuce 881diminuiredecrease 882muoversimove 883scottareburn 884criticarecriticize 885parareparry 886essercithere be 887percorreretravel 888allargareto widen · widen 889assorbireabsorb 890supportaresupport 891giacerelie 892riposarsirest 893irritareto irritate 894danzareto dance 895immischiareget involved · meddle 896porgerehand · offer 897indurreinduce 898combaciarefit 899raffreddarecool 900commuoveremove 901dissanguareto bleed 902cascarefall 903annusaresniff 904calpestarestep 905privaredeprive 906vagarewander 907competerecompete 908mescolareto mix 909schierarearrange 910avverarecome true 911mutarechange 912viziarespoil 913acquisireacquire 914decollaretake off 915ostacolarehinder 916paragonarecompare 917incaricareassign · put in charge 918imitareto imitate 919rimorchiaretow 920navigaresurf 921volercirequire · take · to take 922praticareadminister · do · practice 923monitoraremonitor 924sperimentaretry out 925incriminareincriminate 926bararecheat 927invidiareenvy 928accomodarsisit down · take a seat 929colaredrip 930rinfrescarecool 931masturbaremasturbate 932trascurareignore · neglect 933riparlaretalk again 934incassarecollect 935aggrapparecling 936hackerarehack 937sfogarevent 938sottrarresubtract 939reclamaredemand 940rimpiangereregret 941tesserecard 942sussurrarewhisper 943selezionareselect 944marciaremarch 945rimproverarescold · to scold 946grattarescratch 947intervistareinterview 948concepireconceive 949imbarazzareembarrass 950sopraffareoverwhelm 951allacciarefasten 952processaretry 953affascinarefascinate 954specificarespecify 955disarmaredisarm 956emergereemerge 957scontrarecollide 958consistereconsist 959protestareprotest 960ripassarereview 961riassumeresummarize 962allevareraise 963sospiraresigh 964inciampareto trip 965galleggiarefloat 966sganciareunfasten 967togliersitake off 968impostareto set 969intitolareto title 970invertireinvert 971agganciarefasten 972laurearegraduate 973noleggiarerent 974elevareelevate 975esaurirerun out 976apprenderelearn 977saldaresettle · weld 978incominciarebegin 979rinnovarerenovate 980cullarerock 981scalareto climb 982scovarefind 983schizzaresplash 984affilaresharpen 985ribellarerebel 986somministrareadminister 987infuriareto become furious 988rotolareroll 989bombardarebombard 990smontaredisassemble 991sporgerelean out · to protrude 992sfioraretouch 993indirizzareaddress 994seccaredry 995posizionareposition 996intraprendereundertake 997fischiarewhistle 998tenercito care 999seminaresow 1000conciaretan

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