overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to make an appeal; to urge
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out