Christmas Eve; holy night
to surround; to crowd around
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to run down (stairs, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to fall flat; to fall face down
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
round; circular; spherical
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to look away; to turn away
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
height (of body); stature
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
bedside; near one's pillow
stealthy steps; soft steps
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rise; to erect; to get up
to wait and see; to see how the land lies