post office / CL: 家, 個｜个

overall situation

arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon)

conclusion / ending

structure / pattern / layout

public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)

opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc

endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game

head office / general office / central office

authorities

overall situation / the big picture

bookstore / publishing house

opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces)

branch office; sub-bureau

dilemma / predicament / difficult situation

hopeless situation / deadlock

middle game (in go or chess)

a swindle / a trap / a racket / a scam / CL: 場｜场

(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)

end / conclusion / solution

changing circumstances / turbulent situation

impasse / deadlock

foregone conclusion / to be settled conclusively

to upset the apple cart / to disrupt things

state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard

a draw (in competition) / a tie

narrow

office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc

cramped; narrow

current political situation

perilous situation

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (abbr. for 國家外匯管理局｜国家外汇管理局)

to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all

to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)

lost game / losing battle

political situation

US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局｜中央情报局)

draw / tied game

the world situation; the state of the world

endgame (in chess) / desperate situation / aftermath (of a failure)

dinner party / banquet

war situation

game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint

to curl up / to coil

pharmacy / dispensary

to set a trap

politburo

Criminal Investigation Bureau

to collapse (of plan, talks etc)

to know the business / to know the ropes / in the know / to know one's onions / professional / au fait

to enter the game; to get involved / to walk into a scam

State Oceanic Administration (PRC)

gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

health office / bureau of hygiene

department of transport

Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)

security bureau

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局｜国家广播电视总局) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

police station / police department / police headquarters

see 三振

PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

China Geological Survey (CGS)

China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau

Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)

China Meteorological Administration (CMA)

PRC Maritime Safety Agency

US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA

chaotic situation

entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau

Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)

abbr. for 美國國家偵察局｜美国国家侦察局

Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for dealing with dissidents, activists etc

State Council Legislative Affairs Bureau (PRC)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

abbr. for 國家安全局｜国家安全局

China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)

National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw) / National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)

State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) (2013-2018) (abbr. to 廣電總局｜广电总局)

(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部｜环境保护部

(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

AQSIQ / PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)

State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)

earthquake bureau

City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)

alternate ending / multiple endings

space agency

Closed Game / Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess) / same as 雙后前兵開局｜双后前兵开局

patent office

to clear up the mess / to pick up the pieces

sea rescue service / lifeboat service

vulnerable (in bridge)

European Space Agency (ESA)