secondhand goods / secondhand article / used article / used goods

divide into halves

station soldiers in *place / station troops at *place

ruin the guilty / destroy the culpable / exterminate criminals / overthrow criminals

observe *something carefully / gaze steadily / observe *someone closely / look at *something carefully / take notice of / careful observation / fix *one's eyes on / pay attention to / give attention to / watch *something carefully / watching carefully

notice / paying attention / attention / pay attention to / take notice of / take notice / give attention to / pay attention

punish *someone with death / put *someone to death as a penalty

take a neutral attitude / occupy middle ground / neutrality / <c:colloq.> <<neutral>> sit on the fence / be impartial / stand neutral / take a neutral position / impartiality / be on neutral ground

omit part of / omit

be stationed / be stationed in