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piled up high; in a heap

4

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

2

(appearing, occurring) one after another

1

cradle

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

homing (instinct)

1

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

1

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

3

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1

ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

3

to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves

2

interest (in something); enthusiasm

1

to melt together; to blend together

4

to come within sight

2

sea breeze; salty wind; briny air

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

informal; simplified

2

capping ceremony (for newly qualified nurses)

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

3

to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm

1

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

28

bad; evil

1

standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary

4

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune

1

personal affairs; internal affairs

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

hat; cap

6

first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person

1

veil of darkness; curtain of night

2

to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread

1

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

5

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

2

to catch the eye; to attract attention

2

starry sky

6

witness; observer

2

treasure chest; strongbox

1

preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start

1

virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)

1

to need; to require; to take; to demand

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

5

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

the Gospel according to Mark (book of the Bible)

1

occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term

2

poinsettia

8

harshness; severity

1

Christmas Eve; holy night

2

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

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Central America

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