economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
base; basis; bedrock; platform
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
point of compromise; common ground
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
considerably; greatly; a lot
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
research; study; investigation
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(political) power; authority; influence
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to make one's own; to take possession of
changing completely; transformation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to look down on; to make light of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing