every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to subsist; to keep on living
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
emphasizes direct object of action
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
-less; lacking; non-existing
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
good citizens; law-abiding people
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
the big two...; two major...; two main...
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to thrust down; to push off
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
here and there; everywhere
prohibition; ban; embargo
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
at once; there and then; immediately
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion