There are two kinds of pain:the sort of pain that makes you strong,or useless pain.

Look at the big picture(統(tǒng)觀全局)

power's a lot like real estate,it's all about location,location,location.The closer you are?

to the source,the higher your property value.

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What a martyr(殉道者,烈士) craves(渴求) more than anything is a sword to fall on,so you sharpen the blade,hold it at just the right angle,an then 3,2,1--

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versed 精通的 熟練的? discreet:謹(jǐn)慎的?

water under the bridge :都過去了

keep your cards close 保持謹(jǐn)慎

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people high up the food chain 位高權(quán)重者

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Close one wound by opening another 拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻

abide 忍受

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get some shut-eye 打個(gè)盹

mess with you 惹你 耍你 逗你玩

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turn down 拒絕；減少 stonewalled 口風(fēng)緊

Proximity to power deludes some into believing they wield it.

move mountains for you 為你上刀山

go hat in hand 拉下臉來(求人)

have a full plate 事務(wù)繁忙

put your entire life on hold 把生活(私事)晾在一邊

we may have our disagreements,but that doesn't mean we can't look out for each other(互相照應(yīng)).

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blow off steam 發(fā)脾氣(無能狂怒)

flip-flopping (出爾反爾)

get him back on his feet (振作起來)

It only takes ten seconds to crush a man's ambitions.

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hate your gut 對(duì)你恨之入骨

He's torn 他很糾結(jié)

Once someone is exposed,they're at your mercy(聽你發(fā)落).

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Hang in there (堅(jiān)持住,別泄氣)

you bet (不客氣)

there's gonna be traffic(這會(huì)兒堵車)

hold over(以...威脅)

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There is no solace above or below.Only us...small,solitary,striving,battling one another.

Don't judge a book by it's cover(別以貌取人)