an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
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
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 (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); 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
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
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
telephone number; phone number
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
learned fool; person who is book smart but lacking in common sense
way; method; means; resource; course
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment