Brilliant: brillante. Cool: guay. Great: magnífico. Have a lot going for it: tener mucho a su favor. Pointless: inútil. Ridiculous: ridículo. Terrific: tremendo. Think outside the box: pensar diferente. Way out there: loco. Weird: extraño. Wicked: malvado. Worthwhile: vale la pena.
Base on: basado en. Bring up: pensar diferente.
Take (something) away (from someone): quitar. Take back (your words): retirar tus palabras. Take (someone) in: llevar a alguien en. Take on (a new employee): contratar.
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