urgent; emergency

tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten

closely; tightly

inseparably close

pressing; urgent

emergency

immediately afterwards; shortly after that

to close securely; tightly closed; secure

skintight

to follow precisely; to comply with

to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense

critical; crucial; vital

to hold firmly, not let go

urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

state of emergency

to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)

compact; terse; tight (schedule)

(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch

to pursue closely

to gaze; to stare fixedly

(merchandise) in high demand

tight; firm; dense; packed

tight (i.e. lacking money); hard up; same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴

to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)

to hug; to embrace

to pinch; to squeeze tightly

to follow immediately afterwards; immediately adjacent

supply shortage

in short supply; scarce

to wrap tightly; to wind tightly; to bind; close-fitting (clothes)

to stick close to; to press up against

to press hard; to close in on

to be right next to; close neighbor

compact set

to be right next to; to lean closely against

tight fitting; hard up (i.e. lacking money)

the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]); a spell or incantation for controlling sb

tight; stretched; (face, lips) taut; strained

compact car model

(idiom) unwilling to let go; like a dog with a bone; dogged

closely interrelated; intimately related

closely woven fabric

to coordinate closely; to act in close partnership with

tense situation; standoff

detente

emergency medical care

emergency management

emergency evacuation

see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]