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the last moment; the very end

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

mother

2

being ...

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

serious injury

1

scene of a fire

1

great physical power; animal strength

1

to remove; to move out of the way

2

to apologize; to apologise

4

indescribable; having no way to express

1

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

2

to sell off; to sell completely

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

informant; informer; contact; Information Provider

1

to give; to do (something) for

2

one's person; around one's person

1

secluded inner room

1

(your) daughter; young woman

2

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

2

Hsiao

1

Riien

1

Republic of China (Taiwan); ROC

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

-years-old

1

smuggling (people); stowing away

1

bereavement

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

family register; census

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

registry; registration

1

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

2

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

2

four years

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

3

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

to choose; to select

2

to do as one likes

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

as you please; in any way you like; as you wish

1

truth; real situation

2

desire for revenge; vengeful thought

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

2

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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