Again, the loss of interest in a business is almost certainly the kiss of death.

再说一次，失去做生意的兴趣几乎就是死神之吻。

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I remembered what Jessica had said about her relationship with Mike, how they were almost to the first-kiss stage.

我想起了杰西卡说的她和迈克的关系，他们已经快到初吻阶段了。

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Two other traditions for welcoming the New Year are a midnight kiss and an attempt to sing a song that almost no one knows.

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"They almost seem like they are reaching out wanting to kiss you. I love them all.

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Almost bent to kiss Doris, but thought better.

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The German pair of Christian Gille and Thomasz Wynlenzek, who led almost the entire way, claimed the silver with Hungarians Gyorgy Kozmann and Tamas Kiss in bronze.

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Duncan Hamilton's 'Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough' is the latest and almost certainly not the last.

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