to steal money or valuables from someone's pockets or bags, typically in public places

to pry open or apart; to spread something open with both hands

(dialect) beef steak

to get rid of, exclude, or remove someone or something from a group

to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle

buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce)

cramp (a metal fastener used in construction)

Zhou the exploiter, an archetypal cruel landlord character in the short story "Rooster Crows at Midnight" ([[半夜鸡叫|半夜雞叫|ban4 ye4 ji1 jiao4]])

to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique

handhold (to pull oneself up)

to sack a home and lead off the livestock; to strip someone of all their belongings or livelihood through force or extortion.

to gather together as with a rake or one's hands

to take advantage of others or exploit people cruelly

the practice of searching for and exposing corruption, social injustices, or scandals, especially in investigative journalism

to push food into one's mouth using chopsticks while holding one's bowl up to one's mouth

To flatter superiors and trample on subordinates; unprincipled social climbing and sycophancy.

feeling extreme anxiety, worry, or heart-wrenching mental pain

beef steak