to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) / to waver / to shilly-shally
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not necessarily / maybe
soon
different / distinctive / unlike
by no means an isolated case / numerous
(orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. "through", "bough" and "rough", where "-ough" is not pronounced the same in each case) / inconsistent characters (e.g. 流[], 梳[] and 毓[], which are pronounced differently from each other even though they all have the same notional phonetic component)
to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
as many as / no less than / not inferior to / as good as / on a par with
not to one's liking
unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
not to stick to the old conventions
unclean / filthy / foul-mouthed
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm
no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth) / (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[] + ~) without end / incessantly
to ignore / to brush off / to dismiss / to pay no attention to
to make no comment / "no comment"
No comment!
quietly / without ostentation
not to do anything productive / to idle away one's time
the only (choice, way etc) / undivided (loyalty)
one price for all / fixed price
the one and only way / the only proper course to take
no less than / not inferior to
no less than / not inferior to
see 不卑不亢[]
not benevolent / heartless / numb
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects) / to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
not to mind / unconcerned
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius) / one must follow some rules
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) / don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) / don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)
nonfeasance / omission (law)
without eloquence / untalented / I, me (humble)
not good
not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it
not to overlook, nor spare (idiom) / unwilling to forgive / to treat severely without listening to excuses
travel insurance covering flight delay, baggage loss etc (abbr. for 旅遊不便保險|旅游不便保险[lu : 3 ])
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