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Coming back to life again

resurrect

verb

to bring someone back to life after they are dead

bring back

to make a dead person live again

rise from the dead/grave

to become alive again after being dead

reincarnation

noun

someone who has been born again as a different person, animal, or thing after their death

reincarnated

adjective

born again as a different person, animal, or thing after death

raise the dead

to make someone who is dead alive again

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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glean

to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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