bosom

bosom(n): written- the front part of a woman's chest:

• She cradled the child to her bosom.

a woman's breast

the bosom of the family/the Church etc: the situation where you feel safe because you are with people who love and protect you

literary- a word meaning someone's feelings and emotions, used especially when these are bad or unpleasant:

• Drury harboured bitterness in his bosom.

bosom friend/buddy/pal  -literary- a very close friend

wayward

wayward (adj): behaving badly, in a way that is difficult to control:

• a wayward teenager

greedy

greedy(adj)

comparative greedier, superlative greediest

always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need:

• a greedy and selfish society
• He looked at the gold with greedy eyes.
• Have you eaten them all, you greedy pig?

greedy for

• They are greedy for profits.

—greedily (adverb)

• He grabbed the bottle and drank greedily.

—greediness noun [uncountable]

avarice

avarice(n.)

formal/ a desire to have a lot of money that is considered to be too strong [= greed]

—avaricious /;ævë"rûÐës/ adjective

—avariciously adverb

a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)

a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)

used to say that it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get more

spin

spin(v): turn around - to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this:

• The plane's propellers were spinning.

spin (something/somebody) around

• She grabbed Norm's arm and spun him around to face her.

conceive

conceive(v): to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular way

(cannot) conceive of (doing) something

• Many people can't conceive of a dinner without meat or fish.

conceive that

• He could not conceive that anything really serious could be worrying his friend.

conceive what/why/how etc

• I can hardly conceive what it must be like here in winter.

conceive of something/somebody as something

• Language may be conceived of as a process which arises from social interaction.

to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind:

• Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930's.

to become pregnant

• fertility treatment for women who have difficulty conceiving
• conceive our own child

lucky ass

lucky ass

• She's got a lucky ass.

be a pain (in the neck) / ass

be a pain (in the neck) /spoken/  be a pain in the ass/arse/backside/butt

(not polite) to be very annoying:

• There were times when Joe could be a real pain in the neck.
• It's a pain, having to go upstairs to make the coffee every time.
• She's like a pain in the ass. 

out of doors

out of doors (adv): outside, not in a building [= outdoors; ≠ indoors]

• The kids spent all their time out of doors.