grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia); common sundew
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to strangle; to constrict
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
nesting hole; burrow; den
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy