to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii); seed shrimp
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to shed light; to cast light
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
chemical light; glow stick; light stick
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
for example; for instance; e.g.
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for