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neglect leads to desperation

  1. usually
    ordinarily; in normal times; under normal circumstances
  2. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. to burn incense
    to burn incense sticks when praying to gods or ancestors
  4. non-Chinese
  5. nounadjective
    emergency
    an urgent or serious situation; a crisis
  6. shí particlepreposition
    when
    the time when something happens; used after a verb or clause to mean "at the time of" or "when"
  7. to make a last-minute effort
    To scramble to make up for a lack of preparation or make a frantic, last-ditch effort; often used in the context of cramming for an exam.