y sympathetic, don’t you? In this case, a somewhat dated word for emotionally supportive, or perhaps showing sympathy and compassion. Matt comes to realize the importance of following what you believe…. At some preliminary guessing, at which I was never very good… "Preliminary" is another word for preparatory, or perhaps initial. In a word, I was flabbergasted. An interesting adjective which means amazed, shocked or baffled. Then, the next rather startling development occurred when you walked in. If something is "startling," it is stunning or shocking. My wife decided to ignore every practical aspect of the situation, and was carried away in some kind of romantic haze… "Haze" is a light smoke or mist that makes things difficult to see clearly. ….which made her inaccessible to anything in the way of reason. "Reason" is an important word meaning logic. I have not referred to his reverence, who began forcing his way into the situation by mouthing 300 platitudes. "His reverence" is a very formal way to refer to a priest or other religious figure. "Platitudes" are statements that are true, but so overused that they are not original or helpful. And Mrs. Prentice says that like her husband, I’m a burnt-out old shell of a man. "Burnt-out" is a common colloquial adjective to describe a person who is exhausted of all energy and vitality. Strange as it seems, that is the first statement made all day with which I am prepared to take issue. "To take issue" with a statement is to argue against it. The memories are still there; Clear, intact and indestructible. If something is "intact," it is still whole, with no parts missing. Anything that is "indestructible" can not be destroyed. In the final analysis, it doesn’t matter a damn what we think. "It is completely unimportant…" When Christina and I and your mother have some time to work on him, you’ll have no problem with your father. In this context, "to work on" somebody is to try and convince them to change their mind about an important issue. They’ll be 100,000,000 people right here in this country who will be shocked, offended and appalled at the two of you. A powerful adjective meaning deeply upset and angry. And the two of you will just have to ride that out. "To ride out" an unpleasant situation is to learn to survive and deal with it over time. You’ll just have to cling tight to each other, and say screw all those people. "To cling tight" to a person is to hold them tightly. If you tell a person to "screw them," you’re telling them to ignore what they think or say. Anybody can make a case against your getting married. "To make a case" against something is to present logical arguments against it. You two wonderful people, who happened to fall in love, and happen to have a p
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