| 打肿脸充胖子 | da3 zhong3 lian3 chong1 pang4 zi5 | to act big |
| 扼襟控咽 | e4 jin1 kong4 yan1 | fig. to hold a strategic pass |
| 招待券 | zhao1 dai1 quan4 | complimentary pass |
| 推委 | tui1 wei3 | to blame others |
| 搬唇递舌 | ban1 chun2 di4 she2 | to blab |
| 搭便 | da1 bian4 | in passing |
| 旅客拥挤 | lv3 ke4 yong1 ji3 | passenger crowding |
| 日趋严重 | ri4 qu1 yan2 zhong4 | more critical with every passing day |
| 暮鼓晨钟 | mu4 gu3 chen2 zhong1 | fig. Buddhist monastic practice |
| 气道 | qi4 dao4 | flue |
| 泰坦尼克号 | tai4 tan3 ni2 ke4 hao4 | RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 |
| 独秀 | du2 xiu4 | to surpass |
| 瓜达拉马 | gua1 da2 la1 ma3 | Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid) |