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HSK
and; as well as
HSK 4
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
HSK 3
to spread extensively / to generalize / widespread / popular / universal / ubiquitous / pervasive
HSK 3
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and / to reach / up to / in time for
HSK 7-9
there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
HSK 4
to pass an exam or a test / to meet a minimum standard
HSK 4
to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
HSK 4
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
HSK 7-9
to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
HSK 6
(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
HSK 7-9
Book of Exodus / Second Book of Moses
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
Egypt
passing line or score (in an examination)
to take into consideration / to attend to
HSK 7-9
to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
to fail / to flunk
to spread to / to involve / to affect
HSK 7-9
timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance; timely help
to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)
intransitive verb
by the time that
can't wait
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
to endanger / to jeopardize / a danger (to life, national security etc)
HSK 7-9
transitive verb
(literary) to be of benefit to
to harm the innocent (idiom)
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
to hope to reach; to strive for
popularization of science
to spread; to extend
to talk about / to mention
timeliness / promptness
(literary) when / by the time / Taiwan pr. [bi4 ji2]
within reach
impossibly stupid
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
HSK 7-9
to fall short of / not as good as / too late
to extend (everywhere)
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
to be caught off guard / without warning
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse
to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) / to touch on (a topic)
(loanword) gill (unit)
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
to care for other's children as one's own
Algeria
not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)
to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) / irrelevant
to pass an imperial examination
to make reference to; to mention
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
beyond one's power (to do sth)
Egyptology
transitive (grammar)
Nigeria (Tw)
to have enough time (to do sth); to be able to make it (in time)
to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival
unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant
what one can see
to involve / to affect
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
chickpea
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
Egyptologist
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
to ask / to plead / to beg / to involve
Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)
to anticipate / forecast / expectation / anticipation
IEEE / Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
to mention / referring to
Algiers, capital of Algeria
(bird species of China) Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
not mentioned
what one can see
to extend to
to bring disaster to
to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
to bring disaster upon
to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk
(of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)
P.S. / postscript
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
as far as the eye can see
in my humble opinion (idiom)
in my humble opinion
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

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