bloody killing

blackmail and impose exactions on - qiāo zhà lè suǒ

Make a compromise - wěi qǔ chéng quán

in a blue funk - jīng jīng zhàn zhàn

A rat's eyes are full of fear - shǔ mù zhāng tóu

having no knowledge of self-respect - bù zhī zì ài

be in straits - huáng yáng è rùn

a crab in boiling water—be at a loss - luò tāng páng xiè

violent storm - jí fēng bào yǔ

repeat the words of others like a parrot - yīng wǔ xué yǔ

The same as the last - běn tóng mò yì