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for a long time; long since / (dialect) in the past
HSK 3
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  *已* | 已* | *已
already / to stop / then / afterwards
HSK 3
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
HSK 7-9
unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
that's all / nothing more
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
HSK 7-9
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life / unto one's dying day
that's all; just this and nothing more
already
nothing serious / just hot air
cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself
long ago / a long time since
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances / forced into sth
to exclaim in astonishment
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
to shake like a leaf (idiom)
already
to make endless exorbitant demands
endlessly / to have no choice


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