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is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
no / is not / not
fault; blame
(coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
HSK 7-9
isn't that so?
not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
if it were not for / but for
HSK 7-9
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) / one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
to be upset / to feel disgusted
probably / perhaps / could it be that...?
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom) / marriages are predestined / people marry because they share common traits
to apologize


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