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to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain

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to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container

1

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

2

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

difference; variation; difference

1

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

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to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

2

year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

delight; great joy

1

sewing; needlework

1

origin; beginning; start

3

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

leaving one's seat

2

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

1

to make merry; to be festive

2

late; slowly

2

rustling (sound)

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

to turn the lights off

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

1

tingling; stinging; pungently

1

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

2

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

1

homecoming; returning home

1

cloth bag

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves

1

large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo

1

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

3

a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)

3

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

3

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

1

midwinter; dead of winter

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returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

7

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

3

(in the) same house; (under the) same roof

1

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

14

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

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middle of the night; dead of night

3

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

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