feeling worried, anxious, or keyed up

to increase in scale, scope, territory, or power

to advocate or stand for a particular principle or course of action

to overstate facts or represent something as greater than it is; to use hyperbole

Displaying oneself or one's qualities in an ostentatious, brash, or showy manner.

to open wide or pull apart something that was closed, such as a mouth or arms

to open a new business for the first time or to open for the day's trade

Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director

behaving in an overbearing, aggressive, or defiant manner

to post or paste up a notice, poster, or advertisement in a public place

Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer

to uphold, assert, or vindicate (especially justice, rights, or virtue); to promote

(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength

to open something, typically eyes or mouth, to a wide extent

to begin to speak, especially to make a request or ask for a favor

feeling or showing agitation, hurry, or confusion

Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist

Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist

Jacky Cheung (1961-), Cantopop and film star

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001), son of Fengtian clique warlord, later a senior general for the Nationalists and then for the People's Liberation Army

to look around in different directions or into the distance, often while searching or waiting

(physiology) the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood

to open one's mouth to speak, especially to make a request or ask for a favor

Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor

Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine

(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale

Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist

to act openly and without fear or shame, typically when doing something wrong or illegal

to act on one's own; to decide for oneself

Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress

to make something public or known to others

to attend to or host guests, customers, or visitors

A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer

A major Chinese historical figure, strategist, and statesman who helped Liu Bang establish the Han Dynasty.

referring to a clan, lineage, or family with the surname Zhang.

Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician

extravagance and waste (idiom)

Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

acting in an arrogant, insolent, or overbearing manner

to gaze or peer in all directions, often implying curiosity, search, or distraction

Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress

to bare fangs and brandish claws; to make threatening gestures

Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s who defected to the Kuomintang in 1938

Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four

describing a state of mutual hostility or a situation where conflict is imminent; at daggers drawn