high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
leader; guide; mentor; coach
exemplar; model; example; pattern
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(study of) public finance
consideration; taking into account
should do; ought to do; must do
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
America and Germany; American-German
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
individualism; egoism; selfishness
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
each; (arch.) you (plural)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
greedy person; grasping person
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
personal attack; ad hominem attack
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
export value; value of exports
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently