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(idiom) more than enough
to have an abundance
to have lingering fears / trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar
handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment
to leave some leeway / to allow for the unpredictable
after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
lit. to have an abundance of space / room to maneuver (idiom)
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
richly provided for / having enough and to spare
The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.


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