12-24平安夜
Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl.
have a chip on one's shoulder.
The boys got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to college.
extravaganza
a magificient firework extravaganza
repeat offender
A repeat offender is someone who commit the same sorts of crime more than once.
cramp（cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting）
She started getting stomach cramps this morning.
I don't want to cramp your style.
I am starting to cramp up.
refresh
He refreshes himself with a cool shower.
chicken feed（an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering）
spectral
She is compelling,spectral,fascinating,an unforgettable unique performer.
Three litters of water.
binary
the binary system expresses numbers using only the two digit zero and one it is used especially in computing.
manned mission
The critics wrote up the acting of the players.
The two brothers are very alike they are like two peas in a pod.
landslide victory
i enjoy this movie immensely.
cicada.
a cicada is a large insect that lives in hot countries and make a loud high-pitched noisy.
treachery
And you repaid our faith with treachery.
pickle
My mother used to pickle vegetables.
yolk
the yolk of an egg is the yellow part in the middle.
The egg has a double yolk.
snore
his mouth was open and he was snoring.
i miss her snore
quvier
he felt a quiver of excitement.
the very thought makes my asshole quiver.
set priorities
it's necessary to set priorities when facing insurmountable challenges.
on the breadline
we have been living on the breadline for weeks.
pave the way for
such opinions pave the way for social change.
push up 俯卧撑 sit up 仰卧起坐
white snow and sapphire skies
wring
i am going to wring his neck.
She wrung out the clothes before hanging them up to dry.
underpin
the beliefs underpining contemporary art.
intuitive
Are women more intuitive than men?
filtration
water filtrstion system
halve
the shares have halved in value.
put two and two together
when she saw tom and jerry holding hands it wasn't hard to put two and two together.
in hot water
tom is rolling in hot water now,his girl friend just found out he is seeing another woman.
draw in
the fish to drew in the net and found a big gold fish in it.
integration
without development and deeper integration resentments will be hard to soothe.
willow
he weaves baskets from willow.
pick up the tab
let me pick up the tab this time.
insurmountable
no difficulty is insurmountable if one set one's mind on it.
compelling
it's a compelling argument.
you are not making a very compelling case for yourself.
fumble
i fumble around in the darkness, and then i hear it.
he fumbled with the bottoms at the neck.
12.25MERRY CHRISTMAS
what is Christmas?it is tenderness for the past, college for the present, hope for the future.
何谓圣诞是温情脉脉的回首往昔是坚定勇敢的面对当下，是充满希冀的展望未来。
every one seemed to have a specific rule expect me，i feel like a fifth wheel.
tickets for the match will be sold on a first come first served basis.
if you go to the interview just like that you won't get to the first base.
getting to see the performance first hand is much better than watching it on television.
lily was so enthusiastic about the project that she was first out of the gate.
a snake in the grass.
defecient
we are deficient in hand so we need to recruit more.
physician
a personal physician
she had made an appointment with her personal physician.
nutrition and health care
they have paid more attention to the inodequate nutrition and health care situation.
gain entry to
you can gain entry to the club if you get registered as a member.
an apple core
remove the apple core before juicing it.
an invasion of privacy
reading children dairies without their permission is an invasion of their privacy.
instant food
you can buy some instant food in case you don't have enough time for dinner.
boy or water a kattle.
boy old water in a kettle before you drink it.
the legislative institution is urged to amend the law to ensure the women's rights.
accustomed yourself to the new job.
you should accustom yourself to the new job as soon as possible.
hardy （able to survive cold weather）
these plants are quite hardy.
torque
i can't torque down the screws.
toad 蟾蜍 frog青蛙
variation
there is a wide variation of opinions about the ways to deal with the pollution.
gutter.
the gutters were blocked and overflowing.
windmill
in some areas people plant their land with windmills.
censor
you don't have to censor yourself.
rooster
the rooster crows every morning.
trample
Don't trample on the flowers.
miser
the miser lost all his possessions.
usurp
did she usurp his place in his mother's heart.
agitation
acute agitation,totally incoherent.
急性激越,彻底语无伦次。
proficient
a great number of Egyptians are proficient in foreign languages.
requisite
she lacks the requisite experience for the job.
revival
there is little chance of a reival in new car sales until at least August next year.
prism.
a spectrum is formed by a ray of light passing through a prism.
through the smoky prism of time i could just barely make out my father as a young man.
supposition
but that's strictly a matter of supposition.
propagate
we are built to propagate,not cohabitate.
they started a newspaper to propagate their ideas.
ascribe
he ascribe his failure to bad luck.
insistent
he was pretty insistent.
fabrication
this story is total fabrication.
ambient
built to filter out ambient sound.
scoff
he scoffed at our amateurish attempt.
imperturbable
they remain calm ,even in disturbing or dangerous situation.
incense
well at least i didn't like the incense.
this proposal will incense conservation campaigners.
sneer
although some may sneer,working at the secretary is for many the fastest route to career success.
idealism
he was full of youthful idealism.
hearth
they were sitting around the hearth.
it was the winter and there was a huge fire roaring in the hearth.
dispel
the company is trying to dispel rumour for about a take-over.
dead end
waitressing was a dead-end job.
aloof
he seemed aloof and detached.
i will hold myself aloof from wrong and corruption.
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