mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
refinement; elegance; grace
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
many; numerous; various; large number of
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
anything and everything; just about everything
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
yearned for; longed for; missed
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to bring back; to restore
moderate; proper; just right
unprecedented; never seen before
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole