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


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