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Note:
(a) Italian surname "Lanci" references a soldier who carries a lance.
(b) to come to pass: to "HAPPEN"
(c) to knock (vt): to "find fault"
(d) JT Wang 王振堂
(e) to steal one's thunder: to "grab attention from another"
All English definitions come from www.m-w.com
