competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
depression; recession; slump
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
disparate society; stratified society
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
marriage fraud; fake marriage
all one has; all one's possessions
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
blood relationship; blood relative
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
foster father; adoptive father
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
(the) haves; those who have
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
north wind; northerly wind
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
living room (Western style); sitting room
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
at the top of one's voice
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be born; to come into the world
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
order; command; life; destiny; fate
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal