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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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maimed/injured/crippled
Beijing China is relaxing its one-child policy for vitims of the country's earthquake, in an effort to give comfort to grieving parents whose offspring were killed or maimed.
... sad/sorrowful/lamenting/mournful ... injured/crippled.
Hi,
Is it correct to interpret the first in the above as the second? Thanks.
... sad/sorrowful/lamenting/mournful ... injured/crippled.
Hi,
Is it correct to interpret the first in the above as the second? Thanks.
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k. (mourn ing rather than ful ). Degree of severity: injured > crippled > maimed.
- k.
- (mourn ing rather than ful ).
- Degree of severity: injured > crippled > maimed.
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Grieving is the best choice, I think, but the others are o.k. (mourning rather than ful).
Degree of severity: injured > crippled > maimed.
Degree of severity: injured > crippled > maimed.
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