poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers; secret manoeuvres
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
hometown; rural township (of China)
wedded life; married life
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
property; assets; fortune
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
like water; like it grows on trees
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
father and mother; parents
to unfold; to unroll; to open
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
face; looks; vestiges; trace
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
bent back; hunchback; stoop