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HSK
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly
HSK 5
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
unknown / unable to find out
HSK 7-9
must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot
not to enjoy popular support / to be unpopular
to fail to grasp the main points
to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
awkward / unhandy / be indisposed / not feel well
to have no other choice / to be the last resort


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