[00:00]shady

[00:03]In the winter there is always a log-burning fire to sit near,

[00:07]and in the summer there are plenty of shady spots

[00:10]to sit in the garden where you can hear

[00:13]the trickling sounds of the streams and ponds.

[00:17]slippery

[00:18]The current slippery and icy conditions make it much more likely

[00:23]that people will stumble and fall,

[00:26]resulting in sprains, strains and fractures.

[00:32]spicy

[00:34]Several things can increase your chance of getting heartburn.

[00:38]These include smoking, being overweight, drinking a lot of alcohol

[00:44]or caffeine, or eating fatty or spicy food.

[00:51]stationary

[00:53]It is not possible to determine whether both continents

[00:57]are moving in opposite directions or whether one continent

[01:01]is stationary and the other is drifting away from it.

[01:06]sticky

[01:08]There was always plenty of water, but most schoolkids

[01:12]had to dry their sticky hands & faces

[01:15]on handkerchiefs, toilet tissue, or sleeves.

[01:20]temporary

[01:21]Most temporary immigrants have already demonstrated

[01:25]to immigration authorities that they have technology,

[01:29]science or medical skills.

[01:35]voluntary

[01:38]In America, the move away from juggling to a simpler,

[01:42]less materialistic lifestyle is a well-established trend.

[01:47]Downshifting -- also known in America as "voluntary simplicity" --

[01:53]has, ironically, even bred a new area

[01:57]of what might be termed anti-consumerism.

[02:01]civil

[02:03]Continuing along this path, says writer Earl Shorris,"We will become

[02:09]a second-rate country. We will have a less civil society."