money loser; high-cost, low-return project
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
most of all; extremely; supremely
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
the other day; a few days ago
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
our country; our land; one's own country
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
will not do; do not; does not
to attack; to assault; to assail
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
matter of time; question of time
countermeasure; counter-measure
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
several people; a few people
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
misanthropy; misanthropist
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent