Robbins, fifty, something of an overweight beau, and addicted to first nights and hotel palm-rooms, pretended to be envious of his partner's commuter's joys.
And if you're envious of that sixth sense—keep in mind that since the Earth's magnetic field fluctuates, the researchers say magnetic route-finding is best for crude navigation.
Friends should, for example, over dinner each write on a sheet of paper: What I am envious of now… And they should laugh with great compassion at the results.
If people are envious of you, the people with the closest proximity, that know all your secrets and weaknesses, are often in the best position to act upon this envy.
If your neighbor owns an extremely valuable Beanie Baby collection, and you famously love Beanie Babies, you might say you're envious of your neighbor—or, you might say you're jealous.
So Alice was dull with the loss of an adventure; and when the laughter of other girls reached her, intermittently, she had not sprightliness enough left in her to be envious of their gaiety.
It is matter of common observation that " so-and-so does not know his own motives, " or that " A is envious of B and malicious about him, but quite unconscious of being so" .