| 检查情况 | jian3 cha2 qing2 kuang4 | inspection situation |
| 死马当活马医 | si3 ma3 dang1 huo2 ma3 yi1 | lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) |
| 火上浇油 | huo3 shang4 jiao1 you2 | fig. to aggravate a situation |
| 火烧眉毛 | huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5 | extreme emergency |
| 火药味甚浓 | huo3 yao4 wei4 shen4 nong2 | stand-off |
| 稳坐钓鱼台 | wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2 | a cool head in a crisis |
| 紧张状态 | jin3 zhang1 zhuang4 tai4 | stand-off |
| 绝望的境地 | jue2 wang4 de5 jing4 di4 | desperate straits |
| 羊触藩篱 | yang2 chu4 fan1 li2 | trapped |
| 老样子 | lao3 yang4 zi5 | old situation |
| 进退为难 | jin4 tui4 wei2 nan2 | trapped |
| 进退失据 | jin4 tui4 shi1 ju4 | at a loss |
| 那番情境 | na4 fan1 qing2 jing4 | that situation |