Then a sudden and violent wind began to shake the tree and its leaves kept coming down all around me.

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Then a bunch of terrible things obviously begin to happen that shake the security of this society, and ultimately bring it down.

然后,显然一些可怕的事情开始发生了,它动摇了社会的安定,最终导致其崩溃

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Little Rock's a fine town. Now, shake down your gear.

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Is Grassley's ploy a ham-fisted attempt to shake down rich Wall Streeters for campaign contributions?

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Shahabpur receives only occasional visits from the station's semi-trained constables, who are principally shake-down merchants.

ECONOMIST: India's languishing countryside

They vowed to root out officials who shake down villagers for illegal fees and taxes.

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