| 面目一新 | mian4 mu4 yi1 xin1 | facelift |
| 顺水推舟 | shun4 shui3 tui1 zhou1 | lit. to push the boat with the current |
| 顺水推船 | shun4 shui3 tui1 chuan2 | lit. to push the boat with the current |
| 风雨如晦 | feng1 yu3 ru2 hui4 | fig. the situation looks grim |
| 困厄 | kun4 e4 | in deep water |
| 釜底游鱼 | jin3 di3 you2 yu2 | in a desperate situation |
| 一体两面 | yi1 ti3 liang3 mian4 | lit. one body two sides (idiom) |
| 个人情况 | ge4 ren2 qing2 kuang4 | individual situation |
| 从实际情况看 | cong1 shi2 ji4 qing2 kuang4 kan4 | considering the practical situation |
| 分不清真相 | fen1 bu4 qing1 zhen1 xiang1 | to be unable to see the real situation |
| 反恐形势 | fan3 kong3 xing2 shi4 | counter-terror situation |
| 听天安命 | ting1 tian1 an1 ming4 | to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom) |
| 国内局势 | guo2 nei4 ju2 shi4 | domestic situation |