trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
present; gift; to give a present or gift
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
lately; recently; nowadays
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
Christmas carol; Christmas song
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
illumination; decorative lighting
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
festival merrymaking; revelry
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing