Bitter constraint and sad occasion are forcing him to write, even though, of course, he's not yet ready.

亲友的惨遇，痛苦的重压迫使他下笔，尽管如此，他还是没准备好。

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Ranchers embraced the storm, even though bitter cold snow can be deadly during calving season.

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But Albania's religious balance, as well as its political equilibrium, could be upset by the influx of Kosovars who are overwhelmingly (though not very zealously) Muslim and now have bitter experience of people who claim to be acting in the name of Orthodox Christianity.

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"Even though the investigation into perjury has now been called off, a bitter aftertaste remains, " commented the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

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