Christmas Eve:is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
Clerk:is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
nephew:is the son of their sister or brother.
waste:something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed.
kind:If you refer to someone's kind, you are referring to all the other people that are like them or that belong to the same class or set.
leaves:
partner:is the person you are married to or are having a romantic or sexual relationship with.
deadA person, animal, or plant that is no longer living.
bell: is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention.
swing:If something swings in a particular direction or if you swing it in that direction, it moves in that direction with a smooth, curving movement.
loudly:If a noise is loud, the level of sound is very high and it can be easly heard. Someone or something that is loud produces a lot of noise
chains:consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
believe:If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
late:Late means near the end of a day,week,year, or other period of time
striking:Something that is striking is very noticeable or unusual.