firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
Robert Taylor (computer scientist)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
present; gift; to give a present or gift
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
paste; glue; clothing starch
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to suppress one's emotions
serious condition; critical condition
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to find out; to discover; to locate
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
everything; anything; nothing
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
snake; serpent; large snake
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
step; stride; counter for steps
to run through; to run past
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain