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HSK
inseparably close
HSK 4
nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL: 陣|阵
HSK 3
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tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
HSK 3
urgent / emergency
HSK 3
closely / tightly
HSK 5
immediately afterwards / shortly after that
HSK 7-9
to follow precisely / to comply with
(idiom) unwilling to let go / like a dog with a bone / dogged
lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) / fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
to press hard / to close in on
pressing / urgent
HSK 7-9
in short supply / scarce
HSK 7-9
to pinch / to squeeze tightly
closely interrelated / intimately related
to follow immediately afterwards / immediately adjacent
to be right next to / to lean closely against
tight fitting / hard up (i.e. lacking money)
(merchandise) in high demand
emergency medical care
to hold firmly, not let go
compact / terse / tight (schedule)
HSK 7-9
(economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch
HSK 7-9
tight / firm / dense / packed
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
to coordinate closely / to act in close partnership with
emergency
to close securely / tightly closed / secure
compact car model
tense situation / standoff
emergency evacuation
to hug / to embrace
to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
to be right next to / close neighbor
critical / crucial / vital
state of emergency
to gaze / to stare fixedly
detente
to stretch taut / (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
to stick close to / to press up against
compact set
skintight
to wrap tightly / to wind tightly / to bind / close-fitting (clothes)
to pursue closely
to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
closely woven fabric
to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
emergency management
supply shortage
the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记) / a spell or incantation for controlling sb
tight (i.e. lacking money) / hard up / same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴
tight; stretched / (face, lips) taut; strained


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