be ready to die to preserve her chastity

To stir up trouble

with hardly any place to live in

have many concubines

tongue-tied and mouth-sealed

take immediate action

day and night

Be cautious

Famines occurred time and again.

purchase at low prices and offer for sale at high prices

fine literary lines

find it difficult to make a living in large cities

A fine literary style

Be totally different

food for hunger and water for thirsty

Shoulder to shoulder and hub to hub

Plan very carefully with every conceivable possibility taken into account

Retreat

The wine is running out and the guests are departing.

hate evil like an enemy