wish / wish for / desire

long for / wish for / desire / want

annoying / particular / sticky / fussy / persistent

<<with questions>> keep after / get a firm grip on / harass / refuse to back down / persist

<<with questions>> keep after / get a firm grip on / refuse to back down / harass / persist

bear up / hold on / hold out / stick to / keep on / persist / persevere

stick to / persist

(of the way in which something adheres) pastily / (of the way in which something adheres) tackily / (of the way in which something adheres) in gluey manner / (of the way in which something adheres) in a gummy manner / (of the way in which something adheres) viscously / (of the way in which something adheres) glutinously / (of the way in which something adheres) stickily / (of the way in which something adheres) in a gooey manner

gorge / gulp down / swallow

gorge / gulp down / swallow