cramped; ill at ease; narrow (surrounding); short (of time)
situation; state (of affairs)
outside (a group etc); not connected (with an event etc); external
(administrative) bureau-level
bureau chief; commissioner; director; (managing) director; director (general)
to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries
participant; protagonist; a player (in this affair)
limitations; (medicine) localized
ill at ease; uncomfortable
local connectionist network
the situation (e.g. political); the state of the world
middle game (in go or chess)
book store; publishing house
end; conclusion; solution
to send off (player for a foul); to knock out (i.e. to beat in a knock-out tournament); to eliminate; to call out; to kill off; to pull out of (a competition); to retire (a runner in baseball); out (i.e. man out in baseball)
turbulent situation; changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc)
dilemma; predicament; difficult situation
general situation; present conditions
foregone conclusion; to be settled conclusively
opposing sides (in chess etc); position (of opposing forces)
arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)
a draw (in competition); a tie
opening (chess etc); early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
head office; general office; central office
to know the business; to know the ropes; in the know; to know one's onions; professional; au fait
to upset the apple cart; to disrupt things
non-vulnerable (in bridge)
current political situation
structure; pattern; layout
hopeless situation; deadlock
endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure)
gambling get-together; game of cards, mahjong etc
to collapse (of plan, talks etc)
endgame; conclusion; outcome; final part of a chess game
police department; police station; abbr. of 警察局
game of chance; gambling party; gambling joint
a swindle; a trap; a racket; a scam
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station); bureau of public security; PSB
health office; bureau of hygiene
sea rescue service; lifeboat service
weather bureau; meteorological office
police station (Beijing slang)
environment protection office; PRC National bureau of environmental protection
central office; telecommunications office
inspection office; supervisory office
police station; police department; police headquarters
quarantine bureau; quality inspection office
alternate ending; multiple endings
to clear up the mess; to pick up the pieces
to engage in a game of chance; to gamble; to make a bet
state food and drug administration (SDA)
entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau