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angel

spiritual being attendant upon God

Good night, angel.

baby

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

I've got a wife and baby waiting in the hospital.

baby

a project of personal concern to someone

You hate me for not holding your hand while you have your baby?

beard

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

That beard looks good.

bonus

an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Oh, did you hit him for the bonus? Mm, hm! I got, too.

I need 500 bucks to get them out of hock.

buck

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Saturday Evening Post bought my serial, 15,000 bucks! How about that! Yeah!

bulge

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

I happen to be insane about each every bulge.

christmas

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

This Christmas night, it is five years since the end of World War II.

collaborator

someone who assists in a plot

There are many collaborators that must be brought to justice.

compliment

a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

That compliment and a martini would just about square you for putting me in jail for nine months.

consolation

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

Ha, ha, you're not Ben Hur. You lost the race. I need consolation.

conviction

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

And the lawyers who defend them will get rich and you'll get convictions and be broke.

dame

informal terms for a (young) woman

They're holding some crazy American dame.

daughter

a female human offspring

The beauty she got from my daughter. The genius she inherited from me.

dive

plunge into water

It seems she held up traffic by taking a dive into a fountain at noon, today.

dream

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

I had a bad dream.

editor

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

Of course, I've been looking at my editor all day.

end

either extremity of something that has length

This Christmas night, it is five years since the end of World War II.

farewell

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

Farewell, hacks, forever.

fatso

a rotund individual

Hi ya, fatso.

feel

an intuitive awareness

How you feeling? Pretty good!

fella

a boy or man

Fellas, please!

follies

a revue with elaborate costuming

This is not the Follies Percheron.

forgiveness

compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

I beg your forgiveness.

garbage

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

Now, if this manuscript smelled and weighed and felt and tasted like garbage, then he published it.

genius

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

A genius and terribly rich.

gentleman

a man of refinement

Gentlemen, the Queen.

glass

a container for holding liquids while drinking

I'll get you a glass of milk, huh?

glutton

a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

You're a glutton.

guts

fortitude and determination

No guts, eh?

hack

one who works hard at boring tasks

Farewell, hacks, forever.

herd

a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

What can you expect from the common herd, my lady? Huh?

highness

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person

Hello, Highness.

hospital

a health facility where patients receive treatment

I've got a wife and baby waiting in the hospital.

justice

the quality of being just or fair

There are many collaborators that must be brought to justice.

killer

someone who causes the death of a person or animal

Look at those legs, will you. A regular man-killer.

lawyer

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

And the lawyers who defend them will get rich and you'll get convictions and be broke.

loan

the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

I, uh, trust you're keeping a record of these loans, huh?

manuscript

the form of a literary work submitted for publication

And he made it a rule never to read a manuscript.

martini

a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

That compliment and a martini would just about square you for putting me in jail for nine months.

mediocrity

ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

Mediocrity, my boy.

new year

the calendar year just begun

Veterans everywhere pray that peace will come with the new year.

noon

the middle of the day

It seems she held up traffic by taking a dive into a fountain at noon, today.

peace

the state prevailing during the absence of war

Veterans everywhere pray that peace will come with the new year.

police station

a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought

Charlie, uh, run down to the police station will you?

private practice

the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee

But what about your private practice?

queen

a female sovereign ruler

Gentlemen, the Queen.

record

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

I, uh, trust you're keeping a record of these loans, huh?

return

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

All the returns aren't in yet.

riches

an abundance of material possessions and resources

Riches, ruffians, and rape.

road

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

One kiss for the road.

ruffian

a cruel and brutal fellow

Riches, ruffians, and rape.

rule

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

And he made it a rule never to read a manuscript.

secret

something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

Would you like to know the secret of success?

size

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

I'll never, never be a size 10 again.

staff

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

I was appointed to the prosecutor's staff yesterday.

story

a record or narrative description of past events

Not much of a story is it?

success

a state of prosperity or fame

Would you like to know the secret of success?

traffic

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

It seems she held up traffic by taking a dive into a fountain at noon, today.

try

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

You know, she's not bad for a first try.

tub

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

There's nothing like a hot tub after a long day's hollering, is there?

unaccountable

not to be accounted for or explained

For some unaccountable reason, I thought somebody would want to publish it.

veteran

a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

Veterans everywhere pray that peace will come with the new year.

wait

time during which some action is awaited

I've got a wife and baby waiting in the hospital.

what for

a strong reprimand

What for?

wishful thinking

the illusion that what you wish for is actually true

She had some yesterday. Wishful thinking, that's all.

world war ii

a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945

This Christmas night, it is five years since the end of World War II.

yesterday

the day immediately before today

She had some yesterday. Wishful thinking, that's all.

appointed

subject to appointment

I was appointed to the prosecutor's staff yesterday.

bathe

cleanse the entire body

Being bathed.

beg

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

I beg your forgiveness.

bulge

swell or protrude outwards

Fatso is right. Look at me, bulging out of my own clothes.

bulge out

bulge outward

Fatso is right. Look at me, bulging out of my own clothes.

coax

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Coax me not to go out.

come along

come into being or existence, or appear on the scene

Are you sure you won't come along?

come on

move towards

Come on, wake up.

come out

appear or become visible; make a showing

So you can tell your daughter to come out now, she's all paid for.

come up

bring forth, usually something desirable

Mm, martini coming right up.

console

give moral or emotional strength to

Hiya, Charlie. I lost the race and your wife won't console me.

defend

argue or speak in defense of

And the lawyers who defend them will get rich and you'll get convictions and be broke.

devote

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

The last nine months I've devoted to you.

feel

perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

Oh, he would smell it and weigh it and feel it and taste it. But read it? No.

feel

be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

Now, if this manuscript smelled and weighed and felt and tasted like garbage, then he published it.

forget

forget to do something

Look, see here. I didn't forget.

get around to

do something despite obstacles such as lack of time

Ah, Charlie, if you're getting around to asking for money, not a chance. I haven't got a franc.

happen

chance to be or do something, without intention or causation

I happen to be insane about each every bulge.

have

get something; come into possession of

You hate me for not holding your hand while you have your baby?

have

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

I had a bad dream.

help

abstain from doing; always used with a negative

I just can't help it.

hit

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

Oh, did you hit him for the bonus? Mm, hm! I got, too.

hock

leave as a guarantee in return for money

I need 500 bucks to get them out of hock.

hold

have or hold in one's hands or grip

You hate me for not holding your hand while you have your baby?

hold

to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

They're holding some crazy American dame.

hold up

cause to be slowed down or delayed

It seems she held up traffic by taking a dive into a fountain at noon, today.

inherit

receive by genetic transmission

The beauty she got from my daughter. The genius she inherited from me.

keep

maintain by writing regular records

I, uh, trust you're keeping a record of these loans, huh?

lose

fail to win

Ha, ha, you're not Ben Hur. You lost the race. I need consolation.

pray

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

Veterans everywhere pray that peace will come with the new year.

publish

put into print

For some unaccountable reason, I thought somebody would want to publish it.

rape

force (someone) to have sex against their will

Riches, ruffians, and rape.

rewrite

write differently; alter the writing of

Give me a rewrite on that, will you?

run down

move downward

Charlie, uh, run down to the police station will you?

send off

send away towards a designated goal

Let's send it off tonight.

smell

inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

Oh, he would smell it and weigh it and feel it and taste it. But read it? No.

smell

emit an odor

Now, if this manuscript smelled and weighed and felt and tasted like garbage, then he published it.

spit

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

Spit on it for good luck.

square

pay someone and settle a debt

That compliment and a martini would just about square you for putting me in jail for nine months.

surrounded

confined on all sides

Then I'll be surrounded by beautiful women.

taste

perceive by the sense of taste

Oh, he would smell it and weigh it and feel it and taste it. But read it? No.

throw

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

He could have at least thrown a party for everybody.

wake up

cause to become awake or conscious

Come on, wake up.

weigh

determine the weight of

Oh, he would smell it and weigh it and feel it and taste it. But read it? No.

weigh

have a certain weight

Now, if this manuscript smelled and weighed and felt and tasted like garbage, then he published it.

worship

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Charlie, will you still worship me when you're famous?

busy

actively or fully engaged or occupied

You had better get busy with your contribution, my boy.

common

having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

What can you expect from the common herd, my lady? Huh?

healthy

having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

Why don't you leave them there? It's the healthiest in town.

holler

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

There's nothing like a hot tub after a long day's hollering, is there?

insane

afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

I happen to be insane about each every bulge.

naive

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

My boy, you're not in the least peculiar. You're merely naive.

peculiar

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

I'm peculiar, that's why.

regular

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

Look at those legs, will you. A regular man-killer.

everywhere

to or in any or all places

Veterans everywhere pray that peace will come with the new year.

forever

for a limitless time

Farewell, hacks, forever.

in the least

to any extent at all

My boy, you're not in the least peculiar. You're merely naive.

just about

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

That compliment and a martini would just about square you for putting me in jail for nine months.

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