to summarize something briefly
简要总结某事 (jian yao zong jie mou shi)
"To put it in a nutshell, we need more time to finish."
"简而言之，我们需要更多时间来完成。" (jian er yan zhi, wo men xu yao geng duo shi jian lai wan cheng)
to go ahead or be in front in a competition
to perform well in a difficult situation
experiencing intense and fluctuating emotions
to be more advanced than others
to go through many emails and find the relevant ones
a place where powerful people make secret political decision...
