日趋: (increasing) day by day, (more critical) with every passing day, gradually...
减少: to lessen, to decrease, to reduce, to lower...
戒备: to take precautions, to guard against (emergency)...
礼品: gift, present...
吃不上: unable to get anything to eat, to miss a meal...
趁机: to seize an opportunity, to take advantage of situation...
光顾: to visit (as a customer)...