to follow rules or procedures strictly
严格遵循规则 (yángé zūnxún guīzé)
"The officer always goes by the book during inspections."
"这名官员在检查期间总是严格遵循规则。" (Zhè míng guānyuán zài jiǎnchá qījiān zǒng shì yángé zūnxún guīzé.)
to defend against something or someone
something that operates smoothly and efficiently
to relax and do nothing for a while
A victory won at too great a cost to be worthwhile.
to achieve a small success but fail in the larger goal
to prepare something for easy execution
