| venal(adjective, avaricious) |
| closefisted |
| controlling(verb, greedy, selfish, commanding) |
| esurient(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy) |
| grappling(verb, gripping) |
| hankering(verb, adjective, desirous, suspicious, resentful) |
| holding(verb, commanding, gripping) |
| hungry(adjective, close, give, desire, keen) |
| insatiable(adjective, close, keen, passionate, enthusiastic) |
| itchy(adjective, close, keen, eager, desirous) |
| keeping(verb, gripping) |
| money-grubbing(adjective, avaricious) |
| opportunistic(sophisticated, experienced, mature, hardened, urbane) |
| perceiving(verb, understanding, knowing) |
| piggish(adjective, close, keen, eager, desirous) |
| predacious |
| realizing(verb, understanding, knowing, learning) |
| self-indulgent(adjective, greedy, hoggish, gluttonous) |
| taking hold(noun, expression, idiom) |
| tight-fisted(adjective, close, eager, impatient, greedy) |