millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
selfishness; self-interest
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to begin some form of lifestyle
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
self-interest; selfish desire
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
place to die; place of death
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be to the point; to be pertinent
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb
way; method; means; resource; course
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to rank next to; to come after