nother word for ground, dirt or earth. Let me get this straight, lady. :: All right then, we’ll be off. "Let me get this straight" is a common and slangy way of saying "Let me make sure I understand." In this context, if a person is "off," they are about to leave. Nice chatting with you. "To chat" is to talk about things that usually aren’t too serious. Is the little tree alright?! :: Terrific. A good alternative to very good or excellent. There is a family resemblance. A "family resemblance" is the way to describe the similarity when two people from the same family look alike. Get out, buster! A fun but somewhat old-fashioned way of addressing a person who is often behaving rudely or impolitely. I got you down here for several offenses, including possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting arrest and possession of a stolen tree. In this case, "to have a person down" is to have them written down in a booklet, or in this case, a police report. "Offenses" are official acts of breaking the law. A "vehicle" is a car, and "resisting arrest" is refusing to cooperate when a police officer tries to take you into custody in order to be officially charged with a crime. You’re not yourself when your officious. That is the curse of a government job. "Officious" is an educated adjective that refers to a person who acts very officially or formally, especially when carrying out a job. A "curse" is a great word to describe a horrible condition of bad fortune or luck, perhaps caused by a witch or other evil person. I sure am picking up on vices. :: Life, virtue. It’s best not to be too moral. "Vices" are acts of bad behavior that are often quite fun, such as smoking, drinking or sex outside of marriage. "Virtue" refers to goodness, purity or highly moral behavior or character. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, you’re bound to live it fully. "To aim" for something is to try and reach, hit or obtain it (A person aims a gun at a target). In this case, "to apply" a principle or belief is to try and follow it or live by it. If you are "bound to" do something, you are very likely to do it. The first time was when I was at a boarding school in the chemistry lab. A "boarding school" is a school where students both study and live. A "lab" is a laboratory, where scientific experiments are done. So I get all this stuff out and I begin mixing it up. "Stuff" is an excellent word for things in general. "To mix up" a lot of things is to put them together in a disorganized or random way. There was this massive explosion. A powerful adjective which means extremely big or huge. There were boards and bricks and flames leaping up. A "board" is a big flat piece of wood. A "flame" is burning gas or oil, that is usually blue or yellow. If some
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