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  Lent

  the period of 40 days before Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday, when some Christians stop eating...

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  stepover

  in football, a sudden movement in which you step over the ball while you are running with it, in...

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  tinsel

  long thin pieces of shiny paper used as a Christmas decoration

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  firework

  an object that explodes when you light it and produces coloured lights and loud noises

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  scalpel

  a small sharp knife used by a doctor for doing an operation

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  abashed

  embarrassed or ashamed about something that you have done

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  javelin

  a long pointed stick that is thrown in a sports competition

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  thrive

  to become very successful, happy, or healthy

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  coddle

  to treat someone in a way that gives them too much protection from harm or difficult experiences

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