greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be smeared; to be covered
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
commitment; pledge; promise
to become vulgar; to coarsen
-less; lacking; non-existing
of course; certainly; naturally
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to be helpful; to be useful
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
intensification; aggravation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
cold reception; inhospitality
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shed light; to cast light
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to show up; to appear; to turn up
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem