Please be more precise. Which expand and close icons?

Assuming the small icons in the translation editor.

(In reply to comment #2)

Assuming the small icons in the translation editor.

I do not understand. Could you possibly add a screen shot and refer to that on a point by point basis to clarify your request?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Translate-workflow-spec.pdf&page=10

The X symbol and the arrow in a box next to it.

Patch https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/52408/