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When, in mid-afternoon, the sun dips behind the mountain and my skis suddenly criss-cross ice-blue shadows, I am reminded of the more sinister snippets of local folklore my hosts have passed on: the wizard Fida, who lived in a cave above the valley and sold his soul to the devil, and the evil little spirits, parkeljni, who rattle their chains as they lie in wait for naughty children.
BBC: Snowbound Slovenia
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There they happily lie in wait, sweetening as the ground freezes over, until the point in the winter when we're starved for novel produce.
WSJ: Michael Anthony's Silken Sunchoke Soup | Slow Food Fast
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He tracked the muggers' footprints on sand dunes over the course of several weeks, to get data for the maps, and established a pattern that helped police predict the attacks, so that they could lie in wait.
ECONOMIST: A new device puts an old skill to work
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Students said that, as word spread that a gunman was moving through the school, they were told to barricade themselves in classrooms, lie on the floor down and wait for help.
CNN: Finland in mourning after fatal school shooting