total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
to be profitable; to yield a profit
private funds; own funds; private property
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
battle of wits; contest of wits
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)