Christmas Eve; holy night
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
loveable; very likeable; like very much
moving; touching; stirring
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to invite in; to show someone in
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
incident; affair; happening; event
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to begin talking; to open up
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
evening; night; nighttime
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
proud; having a prominent nose
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
derailment; digression; deviation
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening