to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
to keep a watchful eye on
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
ability; capability; skill
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
same trade; same business; same profession
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
and so; therefore; for that reason