emoluments;  additional profits
 satisfaction;  pride;  one's strong point;  one's forte;  regular customer;  regular client
 loss and gain;  advantage and disadvantage
 economical;  bargain;  good value;  good-value
 perquisite;  perk;  side benefit;  emoluments
 becoming a monk;  entering priesthood
 peculiarity;  uniqueness;  characteristic;  understood only by oneself
 one's nature or personality;  inherent;  innate
 acquisition;  obtaining;  gaining possession;  purchase
 profitable plan;  good plan
 scoring;  score;  points made;  marks obtained;  goals;  runs
 consenting to;  being convinced of;  being satisfied;  understanding
 mastery;  learning through experience;  realization;  realisation;  comprehension
 gain;  profit;  benefit;  amplification
 deep realization (realisation);  profound realization;  one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted;  unexpectedly obtaining something
 who benefits (from that)?;  who cares?;  who would want that?;  pointless;  of benefit to no one;  of interest to no one
 number of votes polled;  poll votes
 one's nature or personality;  inherent;  innate
 economical;  economy size;  family size (esp. of packaged food)
 number of votes obtained (polled)
 being very good at;  strongest point
 vague;  ambiguous;  noncommittal;  off-point
 self-satisfaction;  self-complacency;  understanding (on one's own);  realizing (through one's own ability);  being paid back for one's deeds
 the unobtainable (that which cannot be known)
 the early bird gets the worm
 selfishness;  self-interest
 advantages and disadvantages;  plus and minuses
 you must lose a fly to catch a trout;  sometimes the best gain is to lose
 person on top of the income scale;  top earner
 specialty school graduate
 appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
 profit;  gains;  (one's) share;  portion; (arch.)  earnings from land tax (feudal Japan)
 acquisition or forfeiture;  acquisition (question of whether or not something is acquired)
 having thought for neither gain nor greed;  only wanting to do something (thinking about nothing else)
 you must lose a fly to catch a trout;  sometimes the best gain is to lose
 profiting by escaping (from punishment, payment, etc.)