getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
firmly rooted; deep-seated
chief; main; principal; important
base; basis; bedrock; platform
scattered; separated; dispersed
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
reconstruction funds; reconstruction money
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
untouched; unused; intact
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
countries; (various) nations
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to feel depressed; to be down