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accounting

a system that provides quantitative information about finances
A video clip called Mr. Gleason, of accounting, on line three.

Mr. Gleason, of accounting, on line three.
advertising department

the division of a business that is responsible for advertising
A video clip called There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.

There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.
amount

a quantity of money
A video clip called Make out a check for the full amount.

Make out a check for the full amount.
bill

an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
A video clip called Hey, listen, Gleason just got a bill for 2,300.

Hey, listen, Gleason just got a bill for 2,300.
blood

temperament or disposition
A video clip called What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.

What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.
bow

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
A video clip called A regular two-eyed Dr. Cyclops. Even the bow.

A regular two-eyed Dr. Cyclops. Even the bow.
bug

general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
A video clip called Old bug eyes really has the execs worried.

Old bug eyes really has the execs worried.
business

business concerns collectively
A video clip called It's just that there's something about this whole business that doesn't smell right.

It's just that there's something about this whole business that doesn't smell right.
care

judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
A video clip called We must tread lightly, with care, your arm, please.

We must tread lightly, with care, your arm, please.
carte blanche

complete freedom or authority to act
A video clip called Mr. Zinthrop has carte blanche to order anything he requires.

Mr. Zinthrop has carte blanche to order anything he requires.
channel

a path over which electrical signals can pass
A video clip called Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.

Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.
character

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
A video clip called What a character...

What a character...
check

a written order directing a bank to pay money
A video clip called Make out a check for the full amount.

Make out a check for the full amount.
check

the bill in a restaurant
A video clip called What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.

What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.
concern

something that interests you because it is important or affects you
A video clip called It is no concern of yours, Gleason.

It is no concern of yours, Gleason.
conference

a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
A video clip called Miss Starlin's in conference.

Miss Starlin's in conference.
cream

toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
A video clip called As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.

As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.
crust

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
A video clip called What a crust.

What a crust.
cyclops

(Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
A video clip called Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.

Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.
damage

the occurrence of a change for the worse
A video clip called The only damage they can do is to your pocket book.

The only damage they can do is to your pocket book.
deal

a particular instance of buying or selling
A video clip called All right, look, I'll make a deal with you.

All right, look, I'll make a deal with you.
difference

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
A video clip called Besides, there's a difference in metabolism.

Besides, there's a difference in metabolism.
dinner

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
A video clip called Come on, I'll let you buy me dinner.

Come on, I'll let you buy me dinner.
dosage

the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
A video clip called Why not increase the dosage?

Why not increase the dosage?
emollient

toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
A video clip called As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.

As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.
estrogenic

relating to or caused by estrogen
A video clip called As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.

As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.
experiment

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
A video clip called The private laboratory, the secret experiments,

The private laboratory, the secret experiments,
extract

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
A video clip called Enzyme extracts.

Enzyme extracts.
eye

attention to what is seen
A video clip called If you promise to keep an eye on what goes on in there.

If you promise to keep an eye on what goes on in there.
face

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
A video clip called There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.

There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.
gal

alliterative term for girl (or woman)
A video clip called I don't know... this Zinthrop must be the granddaddy of all confidence men to have taken a gal like Starlin.

I don't know... this Zinthrop must be the granddaddy of all confidence men to have taken a gal like Starlin.
game

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
A video clip called I wonder what his game is.

I wonder what his game is.
genie

(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
A video clip called The only thing that's missing is a genie with a lamp.

The only thing that's missing is a genie with a lamp.
goodbye

a farewell remark
A video clip called No, no, no, no, goodbye.

No, no, no, no, goodbye.
granddaddy

the father of your father or mother
A video clip called I don't know... this Zinthrop must be the granddaddy of all confidence men to have taken a gal like Starlin.

I don't know... this Zinthrop must be the granddaddy of all confidence men to have taken a gal like Starlin.
intuition

instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
A video clip called Well you can call it male intuition if you like.

Well you can call it male intuition if you like.
kitten

young domestic cat
A video clip called You forget, my dear, there's more to you than a little kitten, no?

You forget, my dear, there's more to you than a little kitten, no?
lamp

an artificial source of visible illumination
A video clip called The only thing that's missing is a genie with a lamp.

The only thing that's missing is a genie with a lamp.
line

a telephone connection
A video clip called Mr. Gleason, of accounting, on line three.

Mr. Gleason, of accounting, on line three.
lotion

any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin
A video clip called I think it will be better for lotions...

I think it will be better for lotions...
lunch

a midday meal
A video clip called At lunch, at lunch.

At lunch, at lunch.
mail

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
A video clip called What do you want me to do, read her mail and send you messages in secret code?

What do you want me to do, read her mail and send you messages in secret code?
mark

a distinguishing symbol
A video clip called The same mark.

The same mark.
memo

a written proposal or reminder
A video clip called I sent you a memo.

I sent you a memo.
message

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
A video clip called What do you want me to do, read her mail and send you messages in secret code?

What do you want me to do, read her mail and send you messages in secret code?
metabolism

the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
A video clip called Besides, there's a difference in metabolism.

Besides, there's a difference in metabolism.
million

a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
A video clip called Bringing you to millions.

Bringing you to millions.
mirror

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
A video clip called Why, your own mirror will tell you that I am right.

Why, your own mirror will tell you that I am right.
money

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
A video clip called Well, a confidence man would just be interested in your money.

Well, a confidence man would just be interested in your money.
night club

a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
A video clip called I'm getting sick of this TV every night, I mean, you know, we can do the same thing in a night club.

I'm getting sick of this TV every night, I mean, you know, we can do the same thing in a night club.
patience

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
A video clip called Patience, my dear, patience.

Patience, my dear, patience.
product

commodities offered for sale
A video clip called As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.

As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.
red

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
A video clip called There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.

There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.
secret

something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
A video clip called The private laboratory, the secret experiments,

The private laboratory, the secret experiments,
secret code

a secret method of writing
A video clip called What do you want me to do, read her mail and send you messages in secret code?

What do you want me to do, read her mail and send you messages in secret code?
solution

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
A video clip called I've been experimenting with a concentrated solution of the enzymes,

I've been experimenting with a concentrated solution of the enzymes,
somebody

a human being
A video clip called Now why doesn't somebody wise her up?

Now why doesn't somebody wise her up?
sporting

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
A video clip called What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.

What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.
thanks

an acknowledgment of appreciation
A video clip called Will you let me talk to Bill a minute, Sue? Thanks.

Will you let me talk to Bill a minute, Sue? Thanks.
tissue

part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
A video clip called Yes, yes, yes, we are making progress, there's great improvement in the tissue.

Yes, yes, yes, we are making progress, there's great improvement in the tissue.
today

the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
A video clip called Today...

Today...
tonight

the present or immediately coming night
A video clip called Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.

Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.
tv

an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
A video clip called I'm getting sick of this TV every night, I mean, you know, we can do the same thing in a night club.

I'm getting sick of this TV every night, I mean, you know, we can do the same thing in a night club.
week

any period of seven consecutive days
A video clip called It's the third week.

It's the third week.
weirdy

someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
A video clip called He's a real weirdy.

He's a real weirdy.
word

a unit of language that native speakers can identify
A video clip called I got two words for you -- drop dead. Twice.

I got two words for you -- drop dead. Twice.
world

everything that exists anywhere
A video clip called My dear, Starlin will be world famous.

My dear, Starlin will be world famous.
wreck

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
A video clip called Yeah, I'm a nervous wreck.

Yeah, I'm a nervous wreck.
be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
A video clip called There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.

There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.
be on

appear in a show, on T.V. or radio
A video clip called Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.

Calls me to tell me Dr. Cyclops is on channel nine tonight.
bring

cause to come into a particular state or condition
A video clip called Bringing you to millions.

Bringing you to millions.
buy

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
A video clip called Come on, I'll let you buy me dinner.

Come on, I'll let you buy me dinner.
call

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
A video clip called Well you can call it male intuition if you like.

Well you can call it male intuition if you like.
come up

bring forth, usually something desirable
A video clip called Every time you're stuck for an answer you always come up with, Women.

Every time you're stuck for an answer you always come up with, Women.
drop dead

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
A video clip called I got two words for you -- drop dead. Twice.

I got two words for you -- drop dead. Twice.
experiment

to conduct a test or investigation
A video clip called I've been experimenting with a concentrated solution of the enzymes,

I've been experimenting with a concentrated solution of the enzymes,
feel

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
A video clip called How does it feel?

How does it feel?
follow

grasp the meaning
A video clip called Well, I don't follow you, Coop.

Well, I don't follow you, Coop.
forget

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
A video clip called You forget, my dear, there's more to you than a little kitten, no?

You forget, my dear, there's more to you than a little kitten, no?
get away

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
A video clip called Good morning, I couldn't get away any sooner, is it important?

Good morning, I couldn't get away any sooner, is it important?
get it

understand, usually after some initial difficulty
A video clip called Bill, I think I've got it.

Bill, I think I've got it.
increase

become bigger or greater in amount
A video clip called Why not increase the dosage?

Why not increase the dosage?
leave

go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
A video clip called You better leave the intuition to me.

You better leave the intuition to me.
like

prefer or wish to do something
A video clip called I'd like to know why you think Zinthrop really hasn't got something.

I'd like to know why you think Zinthrop really hasn't got something.
live over

experience again, often in the imagination
A video clip called Your whole life to live over.

Your whole life to live over.
look at

look at carefully; study mentally
A video clip called Well, I want you to look at him, come.

Well, I want you to look at him, come.
make out

write all the required information onto a form
A video clip called Make out a check for the full amount.

Make out a check for the full amount.
order

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
A video clip called Mr. Zinthrop has carte blanche to order anything he requires.

Mr. Zinthrop has carte blanche to order anything he requires.
own

have ownership or possession of
A video clip called Why, your own mirror will tell you that I am right.

Why, your own mirror will tell you that I am right.
promise

make a promise or commitment
A video clip called If you promise to keep an eye on what goes on in there.

If you promise to keep an eye on what goes on in there.
remember

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
A video clip called Do you remember the big cat I showed you last week, no?

Do you remember the big cat I showed you last week, no?
see

come together
A video clip called Oh, no, no, no, just say to Miss Starlin I should like to see her when she has time, huh?

Oh, no, no, no, just say to Miss Starlin I should like to see her when she has time, huh?
sit down

take a seat
A video clip called Sit down, please.

Sit down, please.
smell

emit an odor
A video clip called It's just that there's something about this whole business that doesn't smell right.

It's just that there's something about this whole business that doesn't smell right.
speak

express in speech
A video clip called Would you like to speak to her secretary?

Would you like to speak to her secretary?
step up

increase in extent or intensity
A video clip called Wouldn't that step up the process?

Wouldn't that step up the process?
toss

throw or toss with a light motion
A video clip called What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.

What's happened to your sporting blood? I thought we were gonna toss for the check.
tread

put down or press the foot, place the foot
A video clip called We must tread lightly, with care, your arm, please.

We must tread lightly, with care, your arm, please.
win

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
A video clip called Oh no, you won the last three times.

Oh no, you won the last three times.
wise up

get wise to
A video clip called Now why doesn't somebody wise her up?

Now why doesn't somebody wise her up?
wonder

have a wish or desire to know something
A video clip called I wonder what his game is.

I wonder what his game is.
work on

to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
A video clip called After all, we don't even know what he's working on, it could be very legitimate.

After all, we don't even know what he's working on, it could be very legitimate.
a few

more than one but indefinitely small in number
A video clip called There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.

There are going to be a few red faces in my advertising department.
bad

having undesirable or negative qualities
A video clip called You're as bad as she is.

You're as bad as she is.
concentrated

gathered together or made less diffuse
A video clip called I've been experimenting with a concentrated solution of the enzymes,

I've been experimenting with a concentrated solution of the enzymes,
dangerous

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
A video clip called I think he's a lot more dangerous.

I think he's a lot more dangerous.
famous

widely known and esteemed
A video clip called My dear, Starlin will be world famous.

My dear, Starlin will be world famous.
fatal

bringing death
A video clip called A quack can be fatal.

A quack can be fatal.
five

being one more than four
A video clip called Why, you look at least five years younger than you looked three weeks ago.

Why, you look at least five years younger than you looked three weeks ago.
important

of great significance or value
A video clip called Good morning, I couldn't get away any sooner, is it important?

Good morning, I couldn't get away any sooner, is it important?
interested

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
A video clip called Well, a confidence man would just be interested in your money.

Well, a confidence man would just be interested in your money.
legitimate

in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
A video clip called After all, we don't even know what he's working on, it could be very legitimate.

After all, we don't even know what he's working on, it could be very legitimate.
level

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
A video clip called What makes you think Zinthrop really isn't on the level?

What makes you think Zinthrop really isn't on the level?
male

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
A video clip called Well you can call it male intuition if you like.

Well you can call it male intuition if you like.
missing

not able to be found
A video clip called The only thing that's missing is a genie with a lamp.

The only thing that's missing is a genie with a lamp.
nervous

easily agitated
A video clip called Yeah, I'm a nervous wreck.

Yeah, I'm a nervous wreck.
old-fashioned

out of fashion
A video clip called As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.

As an emollient lotion it'll make estrogenic creams and all such products old fashioned.
powerful

having great power or force or potency or effect
A video clip called Oh, a great deal more powerful than the solution I've been using in your injection.

Oh, a great deal more powerful than the solution I've been using in your injection.
private

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
A video clip called The private laboratory, the secret experiments,

The private laboratory, the secret experiments,
real

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
A video clip called He's a real weirdy.

He's a real weirdy.
regular

often used as intensifiers
A video clip called A regular two-eyed Dr. Cyclops. Even the bow.

A regular two-eyed Dr. Cyclops. Even the bow.
stuck

caught or fixed
A video clip called Every time you're stuck for an answer you always come up with, Women.

Every time you're stuck for an answer you always come up with, Women.
third

coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
A video clip called It's the third week.

It's the third week.
worse

(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
A video clip called You could do worse.

You could do worse.
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