gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
going around; patrol; round; tour
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
prostitute; whore; streetwalker
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to have a trade; to have a vocation
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
one's post; place of work; workplace
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines