Which word names both a tightening of a mother's muscles during birth and a shortened word like "don't"?

Based on a Ted Hughes story, which 1999 animated film is about a metal man who befriends a boy in a small Maine town? Complete the title of the 1999 teen film: "___ Things I Hate About You". Which teen pop star, known as Debbie in the 1980s, later released an album titled "Deborah"? Which house, used as a temporary White House from 1948 to 1952, now lodges the president's guests? Which term for conservative Republicans of the late 1800s also means strong and sturdy? What is a terraced pyramid of the ancient Mesopotamians called? Which Irish poet wrote "A terrible beauty is born" about the Easter Rising of 1916? A terricolous creature lives on or in what?