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Christmas carol; Christmas song

9

to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around

3

security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

making an attempt; trial run

1

to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities

1

to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out

1

beautiful eyebrows

2

South America

1

three days and three nights

1

fever; febrile disease

1

in the course of one's duties

1

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

static electricity

1

to despise; to scorn; to look down on

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)

1

redoing

2

being sticky

1

out of character; unlike one

1

pious; devout

1

separate; scattered; apart

2

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

1

be; is

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

2

monetary value

2

to vacate; to move out

1

at a moment's notice; readily

2

bulldozer

1

to kill by running over

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

3

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

1

trailer towed by bicycle, etc.

1

examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

2

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

caterpillar track; continuous track

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

sunrise

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

1

(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

13

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

3

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1