(stocks, cash, land, etc) that a company owns, while "liabilities" are the debts that they owe. A "receiver" is a legal term for a person chosen by a judge to distribute the property of a businesss that is going to be closed down. I’m sure the whole board wants to express it’s deep sorrow at the passing of Peter Baily. "Sorrow" is an interesting word meaning great emotional pain. "To pass away" is to die, and thus a person’s passing is their death. That’s fine coming from you, considering you probably drove him to his grave. "To drive a person to their grave" is to make them so crazy or miserable that the person actually dies. He was a man of high ideals…..but ideals without common sense can ruin this town. "High ideals" are high morals or values, often in which the concerns of poor and powerless people are thought to be important. Take this loan to Ernie Bishop, the fellow who sits around all day on his brain, in his taxi… Note that you can start a sentence with "Take" as a way to mean "For example, look at….." I handled that, and I can personally vouch for his character. "To vouch for a person’s character" is to claim that you know the person well, and can promise they are honest and have good morals. If you shoot pool with some employee here, you can come and borrow money here. In this case, "pool" is the table game known as billiards, in which players use sticks to push marble balls into side pockets of the table. What does this get us? A discontented lazy rabble instead of a thrifty working class. The words of a true capitalist ass! "Discontented" is an old word for unhappy, and a "rabble" is a rarely used word for a loud or angry group or mob. A "thrifty" person is one who spends money carefully. All because a few starry-eyed dreamers like Peter Baily stir them up and fill their heads with a lot of impossible ideas. A "starry-eyed dreamer" is an idealistic person who thinks the world can be a better place. "To stir up" a person is to excite or agitate them. He did help a few people get out of your slums....and get a decent home. A "slum" is a poor neighborhood with dirty and unrepaired houses. People were human being to him, but to you, a warped, frustrated old man, they’re cattle. A person who is "warped" has perverted or sick values, such as an obsession with making money, no matter how much others suffer. In my book, he died a richer man than you’ll ever be. An interesting expression that means "In my opinion…" You’re talking about something you can’t get your fingers on, and that’s galling to you. If something is "galling," it is extremely frustrating or annoying. This town needs this measly institution, if only to have some place where people can go without crawling to Potter. "Measly" is a good little word meaning s
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