greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
at once; immediately; right now
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
decoration; ornament; trimmings
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
decommissioning (of a nuclear reactor, furnace, incinerator etc.); decommissioned nuclear reactor (or furnace, incinerator, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
green wall; living wall; vertical garden
to face on; to look out on to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
intelligence; intellect; brains
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
many; much; plenty; hardly
to join together; to combine; to join up
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume