Different 'Light' Usages (2)

Can you turn on a light, please? The ......... in here is too poor to read with at the moment.
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When the lights go out in the winter, my wife and I light candles. After the candles are ........., we build a fire and wrap ourselves in a warm blanket.
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We were glad when Jimmy cracked a joke after the couple fought at the party. We needed something to ......... the mood after all that tension.
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Uncle Ron got drunk at the Christmas party again. By two in the afternoon, he was ......... up like a Christmas candle.
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We just traveled to the coast and got to see some very cool ......... houses. These shine bright lights out to sea to let sailors know that land is nearby.
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This year is the first year we decorated our house for Christmas. We got a Christmas tree, ornaments, a nativity scene, and some Christmas ......... for the front of our house.
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We had a bad storm last night. The ......... started several fires in the area and the thunder kept the kids awake all night.
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He couldn't wait for the college semester to be over and for the hiking trip to begin. He was ready for some .........-hearted fun after all that studying.
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He had gone to school for more than five years and was just beginning his final semester. There was ......... at the end of the tunnel — at last.
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Tom's son is so lazy. He is very smart but doesn't engage himself. Someone needs to ......... a fire under his rear to get him motivated!
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