ating, accursed relentless taskmaster tries to put us out of business. If something is "pulsating," it is beating strongly, like your heart after you exercise. "Accursed" is a rare word meaning cursed, which itself means likely to face destruction or great harm. If a person is "relentless," they never stop to rest, and a "taskmaster" is a person who forces others to work on many projects or assignments (A ‘task’ is a physical act of labor). 50,000,000 Elvis fans can’t be wrong! The name of a well known Elvis Presley album. I took the liberty of sending this to myself; I fed ex’d it before I left Memphis. "To take the liberty" of doing something is a fancy way of saying to do it, even if others may not approve. Note that "to fed-ex" a package has become a common verb, meaning to send it by fed-ex. It is a clock that I started at absolute zero hour. A technical way of referring to midnight at Greenwich, England. Technical drawings. Architectural plans. These are official drawings that architects or engineers design in order to build houses or other buildings. 87 hours is a shameful outrage! This is just an egg-timer. "Shameful" is a strong adjective meaning very badly done. An "outrage" is a very bad, cruel or scandalous action that causes great anger. An "egg-timer" is a device used to measure the passage of a few minutes time, usually by having sand fall through a tube of glass. Adoption papers. The official papers that are needed in order to adopt a child. 87 hours is an eternity! A great word which means forever, or perhaps until the end of time. The cosmos were created in less time. A scientific word that refers to the entire universe. Wars have been fought and nations toppled in 87 hours! "To topple" an enemy is to crush or completely defeat them. When his truck broke down, he stole a boy’s bicycle to do his delivery. If any kind of machine "breaks down," it stops working. 15 minutes! Crunch time! A slangy way of referring to a very important time in which people must act very quickly and effectively in order to accomplish a goal. The truck in Red Square is stuck! "Red Square" is the historic center of Moscow, Russia. If a car or truck is "stuck," it will not move. Tick tock, tick tock! The sound that a clock makes. Chuck’s way of telling people to hurry. I’m doing the sorts in the middle of Red Square...in the shadow of Lenin’s tomb. "To sort" mail is to organize it, though note that in the fed-ex world, it can be used as a noun! "Lenin’s tomb" is where the Russian leader’s body has been housed since 1924 (Thousands still visit it each day). I’m outta here in 2 minutes and I’m picking up the sweep through Paris. Note that "out of" becomes "outta" in rapid speech. "I’m outta here" is a slangy way
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