Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
military personnel; soldier
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
interest; rights; concession
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to take; to catch; to capture
(political) power; authority; influence
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
such; like that; that sort of; very
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to appease; to suppress; to calm
memory; sense; experience
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
such ... as; or some such
accurate; correct; precise; exact
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
material; substance; matter
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
action; operation; effect; function
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert