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answer

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

You know all the answers, don't you?

bar exam

an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction

You're last year's greatest fullback... and you flunked your bar exam, but you wanted to be an industrial engineer.

being

a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

- What was he? - Another human being.

brain

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

With a muscle for a brain and a tendency to insipid verse.

chalk

a soft whitish calcite

Draw a chalk line and I'll walk it.

charity

a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

I've given to charity, built schools, hospitals, given thousands of people work.

claim

an assertion that something is true or factual

But worst of all you're the one and only man who shares with me the only claim I have on her.

corpse

the dead body of a human being

In my dream, you were not a handsome corpse.

deal

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

There were no strings on this deal.

departed

dead

My poor, dear, departed, greedy father.

difference

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

So sick that you don't even know the difference between right and wrong anymore.

dress

a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

I wouldn't want him to see me in the same dress twice.

drinker

a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)

Everybody knows what a heavy drinker he was.

drunkard

a chronic drinker

A thief, a drunkard, someone who would've died in the gutter anyway.

engineer

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

You're last year's greatest fullback... and you flunked your bar exam, but you wanted to be an industrial engineer.

fault

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Nor my father's, nor your aunt's. It's not anyone's fault.

fish

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

You're a guy, just a guy, named Pete, in Erie, who smells of fish and sings.

fool

a person who lacks good judgment

We'd be fools to let him go, knowing so much about us.

fullback

(football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team

You're last year's greatest fullback... and you flunked your bar exam, but you wanted to be an industrial engineer.

gun

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

That's why you dropped the gun.

gutter

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

A thief, a drunkard, someone who would've died in the gutter anyway.

gymnasium

athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

You're a gymnasium instructor in Philadelphia.

headache

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

For a little while. I was sound asleep. I've got a headache.

hospital

a health facility where patients receive treatment

I've given to charity, built schools, hospitals, given thousands of people work.

human being

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

- A human being. - A mean, vicious, hateful old woman... who never did anything for anybody.

inspector

an investigator who observes carefully

You're a guy who came along to fix a tire... so well you became a city-paid inspector.

leech

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

I told the truth! They were like leeches!

lie

a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

That's a lie! Your old man forced her!

line

a mark that is long relative to its width

Draw a chalk line and I'll walk it.

muscle

one of the contractile organs of the body

With a muscle for a brain and a tendency to insipid verse.

object

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

what is my object in life?

old man

an informal term for your father

That's a lie! Your old man forced her!

philadelphia

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

You're a gymnasium instructor in Philadelphia.

phone

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Put that phone down.

poem

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

Sounds just like a poem.

prison

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

Sure, I'll rot in prison for the rest of my life. And for what?

rain check

a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future

I'm here on a rain check.

riches

an abundance of material possessions and resources

Tell what a threat it was to the power and the riches... that you'd learned to love so much.

riddle

a difficult problem

I've got a riddle, Sam. Maybe you can help me solve it.

right

an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

I've a right to kill in self-defense. That's what the law says, doesn't it, Walter?

self-respect

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

If you had any self-respect...

servant

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

- Are you crazy? The servants... - I gave them the night off.

side

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

Sam, the dirty, little boy from the other side of the tracks.

skull

the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

$A video clip called He fell down the stairs and fractured his skull. That's how he died.$

He fell down the stairs and fractured his skull. That's how he died.

stairs

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

$A video clip called He fell down the stairs and fractured his skull. That's how he died.$

He fell down the stairs and fractured his skull. That's how he died.

string

a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

There were no strings on this deal.

superman

a person with great powers and abilities

Sam, the superman.

tendency

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

With a muscle for a brain and a tendency to insipid verse.

test

trying something to find out about it

Or I'll take a mental test, any question, like...

threat

something that is a source of danger

Tell what a threat it was to the power and the riches... that you'd learned to love so much.

tire

hoop that covers a wheel

You're a guy who came along to fix a tire... so well you became a city-paid inspector.

truth

a true statement

All you have to do is tell me the truth.

verse

literature in metrical form

With a muscle for a brain and a tendency to insipid verse.

way

the condition of things generally

She married me because she felt that way I would never tell.

wiseacre

an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

You're a wiseacre...

witness

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

It's a perfect case, if you can get Walter to be your witness.

work

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

I've given to charity, built schools, hospitals, given thousands of people work.

attack

attack someone physically or emotionally

You broke into the house. You demanded money. You tried to attack me and I shot you in self-defense.

bat

wink briefly

how she looked at the man without batting an eye...

break

terminate

No, thanks. Let's break clean.

break in

enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

You broke into the house. You demanded money. You tried to attack me and I shot you in self-defense.

break up

to cause to separate and go in different directions

Don't break up our happy home.

carry

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

You carried me in here?

come along

come into being or existence, or appear on the scene

You're a guy who came along to fix a tire... so well you became a city-paid inspector.

compare

examine and note the similarities or differences of

What were their lives compared to mine? What was she?

confess

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

You wouldn't hang for it. Not if you confessed. You'd do time, sure.

demand

request urgently and forcefully

You broke into the house. You demanded money. You tried to attack me and I shot you in self-defense.

draw

make a mark or lines on a surface

Draw a chalk line and I'll walk it.

drive up

approach while driving

You were at the window there when we drove up.

drop

let fall to the ground

That's why you dropped the gun.

empty

make void or empty of contents

Her life was so empty.

flunk

fail to get a passing grade

You're last year's greatest fullback... and you flunked your bar exam, but you wanted to be an industrial engineer.

fracture

break (a bone)

$A video clip called He fell down the stairs and fractured his skull. That's how he died.$

He fell down the stairs and fractured his skull. That's how he died.

hold up

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

It'll hold up, Walter.

kiss

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

Will you kiss me, Martha?

learn

gain knowledge or skills

That I'd learned to love, too.

leave

remove oneself from an association with or participation in

Leave her, Sam.

look

search or seek

You were looking for trouble, but it was a good kind of trouble.

love

have a great affection or liking for

Tell what a threat it was to the power and the riches... that you'd learned to love so much.

love

be enamored or in love with

I love you.

murder

kill intentionally and with premeditation

I've never murdered.

pay off

do or give something to somebody in return

How long you expect her to go on paying off?

put

formulate in a particular style or language

Now, don't put it that way. You're here because... that's the way we wanted it.

put

cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation

Mind if I put your light on?

rhyme

be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

If it rhymed, it would rhyme with murder.

rot

break down

Sure, I'll rot in prison for the rest of my life. And for what?

share

have in common

But worst of all you're the one and only man who shares with me the only claim I have on her.

sing

deliver by singing

You're a guy, just a guy, named Pete, in Erie, who smells of fish and sings.

stand by

be loyal to

I felt you'd no longer stand by me. That you'd leave me.

close

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

You see, Sam, how close we really are to each other?

dressed

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

Upstairs getting dressed for the occasion.

even

equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced

Now we're even.

greatest

highest in quality

You're last year's greatest fullback... and you flunked your bar exam, but you wanted to be an industrial engineer.

guilty

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

- What am I guilty of? - Murder.

handsome

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

In my dream, you were not a handsome corpse.

hateful

evoking or deserving hatred

- A human being. - A mean, vicious, hateful old woman... who never did anything for anybody.

heavy

of comparatively great physical weight or density

Everybody knows what a heavy drinker he was.

human

relating to a person

- What was he? - Another human being.

industrial

of or relating to or resulting from industry

You're last year's greatest fullback... and you flunked your bar exam, but you wanted to be an industrial engineer.

insane

afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

You're insane.

insipid

lacking taste or flavor or tang

With a muscle for a brain and a tendency to insipid verse.

lucky

having or bringing good fortune

I wanted to see if I could be lucky twice.

mean

characterized by malice

- A human being. - A mean, vicious, hateful old woman... who never did anything for anybody.

mental

involving the mind or an intellectual process

Or I'll take a mental test, any question, like...

paid

marked by the reception of pay

You're a guy who came along to fix a tire... so well you became a city-paid inspector.

perfect

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

It's a perfect case, if you can get Walter to be your witness.

right

correct in opinion or judgment

So sick that you don't even know the difference between right and wrong anymore.

sore

roused to anger

I'm sore at myself, not at you.

sound

(of sleep) deep and complete

For a little while. I was sound asleep. I've got a headache.

thin

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

It's a thin line. The one between life and death.

thousand

denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

I've given to charity, built schools, hospitals, given thousands of people work.

up

out of bed

Toni, are you still up?

wanted

desired or wished for or sought

You're last year's greatest fullback... and you flunked your bar exam, but you wanted to be an industrial engineer.

worst

(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition

But worst of all you're the one and only man who shares with me the only claim I have on her.

between

in the interval

So sick that you don't even know the difference between right and wrong anymore.

longer

for more time

I felt you'd no longer stand by me. That you'd leave me.

twice

two times

I wouldn't want him to see me in the same dress twice.

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