depravity; corruption; degradation
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
high-explosive projectile
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
much less; to say nothing of
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
as you can imagine; as you might guess
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
carnivorousness; carnivorous
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to approach; to draw near
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to lure someone; to entice someone
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)