Christmas Eve; holy night
repentance; confession; penitence
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
troublesome; annoying; complicated
all sorts of; all kinds of
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
investment; contribution; financing
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to blaze; to burn brightly
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to make a firm resolution
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to bubble; to foam; to froth