to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
air conditioning; air cooling
change; transition; vicissitudes
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
based on; on the basis of
theory of relativity; relativism
source of funds; source of money
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
financing; funds provision; funds supply; supply of investable funds
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
personal feelings; self-interest
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
contrived; false-sounding
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
heavy hitter; power hitter; slugger
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side