They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble.

他们起先气势汹汹，但一看情形不妙立刻软了下来。

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She has been heard to make threats to her father.

有人听见她威胁她父亲。

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He continued to use obscene language and also to make threats.

他仍然不住口地说些污言秽语，而且还进行了威胁。

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And it is important we make sure those sanctions stick " Asked about North Korean threats, Biden observed that, as he put it, "They say a lot of things."

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They are also charged with conspiracy to make threats to kill and conspiracy to blackmail.

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But you don't have to make threats of leaving the union to have a debate on those.

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Other indicators include students who habitually make threats and those who have been in trouble in the past.

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