spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
true state; actual condition; reality
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
expressing one's mind; speaking out
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
entreaty; supplication; petition
to talk (a person) down; to confute
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
relatively; comparatively
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
dose; installment; instalment
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
individual; private person; personal; private
subordinate work; assistant; servant
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
marshy grassland; wetlands
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy