mid-year gift; summer gift
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
visit (from someone); call
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
hop; hopping; jumping on one foot
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to shake; to waver; to tremble
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
belief; faith; conviction
consequently; as a result
secret; private; surreptitious
high and low; rise and fall
self-; from (a time or place)
celebration; auspicious occasion
conjecture; guesswork; guess
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
to have an uneasy conscience
to book a seat; to take a seat
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
refraining from offering the (New Year's) greetings during the period of mourning
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull