earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
winter vacation; winter holidays
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
large build; large pattern
battle for Christmas sales
jingle (i.e. in a television commercial)
Christmas carol; Christmas song
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)