She was left with the lingering fear that he would not return.

她心中有种久久不能消除的恐惧，就是他不会再回来。

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There was initially a lingering fear with how the game was being developed, he said.

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There is the lingering fear that Mr Erdogan is an autocrat in the making.

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It may be the lingering fear that a patient going under the knife does not always pull through.

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