to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near

to force; to compel; to coerce

lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly

to extort a confession

to hound sb to death

to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information

pressing; threatening

narrow; cramped

to press for payment of debts; to dun

(slang) a slap on the face

to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)

to rape

to force the king or emperor to abdicate

to checkmate (in chess)

to sharpen (one's voice)

(sports) to press an opponent in an attempt to win the ball

(slang) pretentious style

to bear a close resemblance to; to be the very image of

to look at from close up; to watch intently

(vulgar) to rattle on; to talk drivel

to obtain confessions by compulsion; confession under duress

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels; to drive to revolt; to force sb to desperate action

to push sb too far; to go too far (in oppressing people)

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom); to debauch