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The Last Time I Saw Paris

You Loved Me the First Day

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acres

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
A video clip called 4,000 acres of invaluable oil land.

4,000 acres of invaluable oil land.
answer

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
A video clip called That's a very straightforward answer.

That's a very straightforward answer.
arrogance

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
A video clip called No arrogance, please.

No arrogance, please.
baron

a very wealthy or powerful businessman
A video clip called You know, after all it's not bad being an oil baron, even if there's no oil, uh?

You know, after all it's not bad being an oil baron, even if there's no oil, uh?
bomb

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
A video clip called It'll take more than one bomb to end this caper.

It'll take more than one bomb to end this caper.
bride

a woman who has recently been married
A video clip called Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.

Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.
caper

a crime (especially a robbery)
A video clip called It'll take more than one bomb to end this caper.

It'll take more than one bomb to end this caper.
chaos

a state of extreme confusion and disorder
A video clip called A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.

A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.
congratulations

an expression of approval and commendation
A video clip called Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.

Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.
degree

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
A video clip called I have a one degree temperature.

I have a one degree temperature.
destruction

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
A video clip called A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.

A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.
discharge

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
A video clip called Charlie, what's the dope on discharges?

Charlie, what's the dope on discharges?
door

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
A video clip called If you had any sense, you would walk right out that door and never see me or call me again.

If you had any sense, you would walk right out that door and never see me or call me again.
dope

slang terms for inside information
A video clip called Charlie, what's the dope on discharges?

Charlie, what's the dope on discharges?
edition

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
A video clip called We've got a Special Edition coming out.

We've got a Special Edition coming out.
emperor

the male ruler of an empire
A video clip called Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.

Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.
face

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
A video clip called For heaven sakes, get that guilty look off your face.

For heaven sakes, get that guilty look off your face.
finishing school

a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities
A video clip called It's the first thing I learned at finishing school.

It's the first thing I learned at finishing school.
flower

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
A video clip called Thank you for the lovely flowers. Oh!

Thank you for the lovely flowers. Oh!
flu

an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
A video clip called It was raining, I got wet, so I got the flu.

It was raining, I got wet, so I got the flu.
foot

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
A video clip called You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.

You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.
forecast

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
A video clip called I catch cold even from weather forecasts.

I catch cold even from weather forecasts.
groom

a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
A video clip called Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.

Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.
ground

the solid part of the earth's surface
A video clip called You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.

You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.
guy

an informal term for a youth or man
A video clip called Well, if you start right now you're already behind 10,000 other guys.

Well, if you start right now you're already behind 10,000 other guys.
headway

forward movement
A video clip called Look at all headway we could have made.

Look at all headway we could have made.
heart

the locus of feelings and intuitions
A video clip called You're a girl after my own heart.

You're a girl after my own heart.
heaven

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
A video clip called For heaven sakes, get that guilty look off your face.

For heaven sakes, get that guilty look off your face.
hiroshima

a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
A video clip called A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.

A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.
industrious

characterized by hard work and perseverance
A video clip called You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.

You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.
invaluable

having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
A video clip called 4,000 acres of invaluable oil land.

4,000 acres of invaluable oil land.
japan

a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
A video clip called Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.

Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.
land

the land on which real estate is located
A video clip called 4,000 acres of invaluable oil land.

4,000 acres of invaluable oil land.
middle age

the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
A video clip called A father abandoned in middle age.

A father abandoned in middle age.
news agency

an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
A video clip called Oh, well, sir, I uh I'm going to work in a Paris news agency.

Oh, well, sir, I uh I'm going to work in a Paris news agency.
nurse

one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
A video clip called The nurse answers all the stark questions.

The nurse answers all the stark questions.
pall

a sudden numbing dread
A video clip called A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.

A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.
patient

a person who requires medical care
A video clip called The patient improves, but it is required not to really hurt.

The patient improves, but it is required not to really hurt.
permission

approval to do something
A video clip called Well, did you give Helen your permission?

Well, did you give Helen your permission?
president

an executive officer of a firm or corporation
A video clip called Doesn't DuPont or General Motors need a president or something?

Doesn't DuPont or General Motors need a president or something?
president

the chief executive of a republic
A video clip called The President... Hey, Maurice! Leave it on!

The President... Hey, Maurice! Leave it on!
prospect

the possibility of future success
A video clip called And what are your prospects young man?

And what are your prospects young man?
quality

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
A video clip called I tell you, frankly, these are not the qualities I'd hope for in a son-in-law.

I tell you, frankly, these are not the qualities I'd hope for in a son-in-law.
rain

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
A video clip called But in this rain?

But in this rain?
sake

a reason for wanting something done
A video clip called For heaven sakes, get that guilty look off your face.

For heaven sakes, get that guilty look off your face.
sense

sound practical judgment
A video clip called If you had any sense, you would walk right out that door and never see me or call me again.

If you had any sense, you would walk right out that door and never see me or call me again.
shirt

a garment worn on the upper half of the body
A video clip called Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.

Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.
shock

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
A video clip called I think I'll go home early and give Daddy a shock.

I think I'll go home early and give Daddy a shock.
shorts

trousers that end at or above the knee
A video clip called Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.

Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.
silk

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
A video clip called Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.

Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.
sock

hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
A video clip called Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.

Because I want to buy you silk shirts and silk socks and silk shorts.
stay

continuing or remaining in a place or state
A video clip called Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.

Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.
supper

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
A video clip called Maybe we can meet for late supper or something.

Maybe we can meet for late supper or something.
temperature

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
A video clip called I have a one degree temperature.

I have a one degree temperature.
tendency

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
A video clip called I'm trying to overcome this tendency.

I'm trying to overcome this tendency.
throne

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
A video clip called Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.

Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.
violet

any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
A video clip called Violets.

Violets.
visitor

someone who visits
A video clip called I phoned, and they said it was all right for visitors.

I phoned, and they said it was all right for visitors.
weather

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
A video clip called I catch cold even from weather forecasts.

I catch cold even from weather forecasts.
weather forecast

a forecast of the weather
A video clip called I catch cold even from weather forecasts.

I catch cold even from weather forecasts.
wedding

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
A video clip called You understand, of course, that I can't afford to give you a large wedding.

You understand, of course, that I can't afford to give you a large wedding.
wish

(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
A video clip called Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.

Do you, uh, say best wishes to the bride? Or congratulations to the groom? Or which way is it? I've forgotten.
work

activity directed toward making or doing something
A video clip called You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.

You know, both feet on the ground, hard working, industrious.
worth

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
A video clip called One will get you twenty, it's over in a week. Will you cover 60 bucks worth? You got it.

One will get you twenty, it's over in a week. Will you cover 60 bucks worth? You got it.
abandoned

forsaken by owner or inhabitants
A video clip called A father abandoned in middle age.

A father abandoned in middle age.
afford

have the financial means to do something or buy something
A video clip called You understand, of course, that I can't afford to give you a large wedding.

You understand, of course, that I can't afford to give you a large wedding.
answer

give the correct answer or solution to
A video clip called The nurse answers all the stark questions.

The nurse answers all the stark questions.
call

order, request, or command to come
A video clip called Not that I'll call her.

Not that I'll call her.
call it quits

stop doing what one is doing
A video clip called Maybe send back my umbrella and call it quits.

Maybe send back my umbrella and call it quits.
catch

be struck or affected by
A video clip called I would have caught this, anyway.

I would have caught this, anyway.
catch cold

come down with a cold
A video clip called I catch cold even from weather forecasts.

I catch cold even from weather forecasts.
come out

be issued or published
A video clip called We've got a Special Edition coming out.

We've got a Special Edition coming out.
cover

provide for
A video clip called One will get you twenty, it's over in a week. Will you cover 60 bucks worth? You got it.

One will get you twenty, it's over in a week. Will you cover 60 bucks worth? You got it.
fuss

worry unnecessarily or excessively
A video clip called Now you stop fussing about me.

Now you stop fussing about me.
go

follow a certain course
A video clip called I'll uh, go even further.

I'll uh, go even further.
go ahead

proceed (with a plan of action)
A video clip called Now you go on ahead.

Now you go on ahead.
hang

be suspended or hanging
A video clip called A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.

A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.
improve

to make better
A video clip called The patient improves, but it is required not to really hurt.

The patient improves, but it is required not to really hurt.
learn

gain knowledge or skills
A video clip called One thing I learned these last weeks, I love you.

One thing I learned these last weeks, I love you.
look at

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
A video clip called Look at all headway we could have made.

Look at all headway we could have made.
offer

make available or accessible, provide or furnish
A video clip called Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.

Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.
overcome

get on top of; deal with successfully
A video clip called I'm trying to overcome this tendency.

I'm trying to overcome this tendency.
pinch

squeeze tightly between the fingers
A video clip called Daddy's a pincher.

Daddy's a pincher.
play

act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
A video clip called Forgive me, but, uh, I'm rather enjoying playing the anxious father.

Forgive me, but, uh, I'm rather enjoying playing the anxious father.
put

cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
A video clip called What did you put into that kiss?

What did you put into that kiss?
rain

precipitate as rain
A video clip called It was raining, I got wet, so I got the flu.

It was raining, I got wet, so I got the flu.
rub off

wear away
A video clip called Some of it is bound to rub off on me.

Some of it is bound to rub off on me.
send

cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
A video clip called Maybe send back my umbrella and call it quits.

Maybe send back my umbrella and call it quits.
sew

fasten by sewing; do needlework
A video clip called I may not be able to cook and to sew, but I really can find myself a taxi.

I may not be able to cook and to sew, but I really can find myself a taxi.
strike

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
A video clip called Tell me, do I... do I strike you as being an unusual father?

Tell me, do I... do I strike you as being an unusual father?
surrender

give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
A video clip called Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.

Japan offered to surrender if... What! Where! if we let the Emperor stay in his throne.
think

imagine or visualize
A video clip called I'm only suppose to think beautiful thoughts.

I'm only suppose to think beautiful thoughts.
tut

utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
A video clip called Only marriage, sir. Tut, tut!

Only marriage, sir. Tut, tut!
walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
A video clip called If you had any sense, you would walk right out that door and never see me or call me again.

If you had any sense, you would walk right out that door and never see me or call me again.
work on

to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
A video clip called Well, I've been working on a book.

Well, I've been working on a book.
anxious

eagerly desirous
A video clip called Forgive me, but, uh, I'm rather enjoying playing the anxious father.

Forgive me, but, uh, I'm rather enjoying playing the anxious father.
black

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
A video clip called A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.

A pall of black destruction and chaos still hangs over Hiroshima.
bound

(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
A video clip called Some of it is bound to rub off on me.

Some of it is bound to rub off on me.
carefree

free of trouble and worry and care
A video clip called I'll be surrounded by carefree, irresponsible characters.

I'll be surrounded by carefree, irresponsible characters.
crazy

foolish; totally unsound
A video clip called Yes, it is crazy.

Yes, it is crazy.
early

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
A video clip called I think I'll go home early and give Daddy a shock.

I think I'll go home early and give Daddy a shock.
further

more distant in especially degree
A video clip called I'll uh, go even further.

I'll uh, go even further.
irregular

contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
A video clip called Really? That... that that seems a bit irregular, doesn't it?

Really? That... that that seems a bit irregular, doesn't it?
irresponsible

showing lack of care for consequences
A video clip called I'll be surrounded by carefree, irresponsible characters.

I'll be surrounded by carefree, irresponsible characters.
low

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
A video clip called Oh, that's too bad. You know, I'm getting a little low on this stuff and I was... Oh, that's all right, I'll...

Oh, that's too bad. You know, I'm getting a little low on this stuff and I was... Oh, that's all right, I'll...
more than

(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
A video clip called It'll take more than one bomb to end this caper.

It'll take more than one bomb to end this caper.
pale

very light colored; highly diluted with white
A video clip called You look so pale and sweet and priceless.

You look so pale and sweet and priceless.
priceless

having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
A video clip called You look so pale and sweet and priceless.

You look so pale and sweet and priceless.
serious-minded

acting with or showing thought and good sense
A video clip called Helen tells me that you are a very serious-minded person.

Helen tells me that you are a very serious-minded person.
special

unique or specific to a person or thing or category
A video clip called We've got a Special Edition coming out.

We've got a Special Edition coming out.
stark

severely simple
A video clip called The nurse answers all the stark questions.

The nurse answers all the stark questions.
straightforward

free from ambiguity
A video clip called That's a very straightforward answer.

That's a very straightforward answer.
too bad

deserving regret
A video clip called Oh, that's too bad. You know, I'm getting a little low on this stuff and I was... Oh, that's all right, I'll...

Oh, that's too bad. You know, I'm getting a little low on this stuff and I was... Oh, that's all right, I'll...
unusual

not usual or common or ordinary
A video clip called Tell me, do I... do I strike you as being an unusual father?

Tell me, do I... do I strike you as being an unusual father?
wet

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
A video clip called It was raining, I got wet, so I got the flu.

It was raining, I got wet, so I got the flu.
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