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1 to fail at every step of the way (idiom)

1 obvious

2 clear for all to see

1 copyright

1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)

1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book

1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)

2 to deduce the whole story from small traces

1 indigenous person

2 aboriginal

1 notorious

2 infamous

3 egregious (bandits)

1 the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hóng lóu Mèng], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]

1 world-renowned

1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

1 adhesion

2 adhesive force

1 with one's hands clasped behind one's back

1 worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)

2 also written 犯得上

1 to be able to use

2 useable

3 to have a use for sth

4 (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to

1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)

2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere

3 to be in a predicament

1 lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)

2 to bring back the dead

3 once it starts, everything goes well

1 not worthwhile

1 to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)

2 to outsmart one's opponent