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to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
if / in case / in the event that
wear a funeral face as if newly bereft of both parents / be grief-stricken as if bereaved of parents / grieved as if one had lost parents
to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
Spectators stood round like a wall. / There was a crowd of spectators.
lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
What can be done about it? / What can we do about it? / What shall I do? / How can it be managed?
for example / for instance / such as
similar to / appearing to be
not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to
for example / such as / for instance
for example / for instance / such as
to be like sth / similar to / alike
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
even so / for all this / be that as it may / still and all / such as it is
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice
as easily as walking on firm earth.
would cut clean through iron as though it were mud. / very sharp
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
to be as if... / to be rather like...
like a thing of the previous generation / as if it were a lifetime ago
(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right
ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
to have one's wishes fulfilled
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) / fig. to pound the ground with one's head
as nimble as an escaping hare when going into action
such being the case / since it is so
just as in the past (idiom); as before / continuing as always
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life / realistic
things are not as good as they used to be
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim
as thin as a match / emaciated (idiom)
as if wakening from a dream
to have one's wish fulfilled
(literary) to be exactly like / to be exactly as if
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
a breath of fresh air / so delighted just like bathing in the spring wind
the tears run like a bubbling spring / a stream of tears
lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. mournful (music or singing)
tears falling like rain (idiom)
steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses
(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb
vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
as if on the brink of a deep gulf / act with extreme caution / feel like standing upon the edge of an abyss
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth
stuck together as by glue (of lovers) / joined at the hip
farsighted / blazing with anger / sparkling eyes
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite
whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means
be killed by grief / be torn with anxiety / extremely upset with sorrow
One's heart is torn with anxiety. / be burning with anxiety / nervous with worry
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]
with an air almost of idiocy
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / fig. intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth
wind and rain sweeping across a gloomy sky-a grim and grave situation
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding
hate evil as one's enemy / hate injustice like poison
as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc)
to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
hanging by a thread / very precarious / almost extinct / (of sound) linger on faintly
for example / for instance / such as
like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
thus and so / such and such
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
stamp with fury / fly into a rage
to be precisely the same / to be no different
It passes like this. / sigh what has passed and warn against the repetition
lit. as drunk as mud / completely drunk