x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
objection; dissent; protest
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to drop; to let fall; to omit
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
public telephone; pay phone
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
Christmas carol; Christmas song
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along a surface; being slippery
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
screening (a movie); showing
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating