big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
very rich person; the super rich
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
interest; rights; concession
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
gem; jewel; precious stone
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
long ago; already; a long time ago
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
level; standard; water level
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
rhyming game; play on words; pun
this or that person; anybody; many people
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable