the many or the few

number; amount

orphans and widows; to be lonely; loneliness

to live as widow; to observe widowhood

to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow

multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers

difficult songs find few singers (idiom); highbrow

to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)