December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
horseplay; fooling around
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to appear all together; to be all present
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
house to house; door to door
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic