A clever way to say that "You look like you feel guilty about having done something bad." You're the one who took off the whole afternoon. When you "take off" time at work, you take a break, or stop working. Giddings. English money. The rate fluctuates. I wouldn't want you to get gypped. "To fluctuate" menas to move back and forth, or to vary."To gyp" someone is an interesting slang verb meaning to cheat or take advantage of that person, usually in the sense of charging too much money for something. Note however that some people think this word is offensive since it originally came from the word "gypsy." Perhaps a safer phrasal verb is to "rip off." He asked you to detain me? "To detain" someone is to keep them from leaving. Leave the keys, or take the consequences. An important word that means the logical outcome or conclusion of a particular action (In this case, physical harm). Do you have spiritual powers? Are you a medium or a mystic? These are people who claim they can know things through religious or other paranormal powers. When the police get desperate, they sometimes use them. I'm traveling incognito. If you travel "incognito," you travel without anyone knowing your true identity. Sherlock Holmes. The famous detective of late 19th century British literature (Wells is unaware how famous he is in 20th century America). All buildings have their little quirks. A "quirk" is a great little word for a peculiar thing, or an odd behavior (Most often used in reference to people). Wells tells Amy who he is and where he's from, and at the museum, she finds the horrible truth about Stevenson. I swear to god that I'm telling you the truth. This is the strongest thing you can say to convince someone that you are speaking honestly (often used in the redundant sentence, above). A bigger crock of shit I never heard! This is an odd grammatical construction (typical of Amy), but the crude expression "a crock of shit" is a wonderful and cool way to refer to a bunch of lies, or more specifically, "bullshit." I know I sound mad. Mad means both angry, or as in the case here, crazy. Holy shit! Flowers! Another crude but fun and interesting way to express surprise. No, nobody says "Sacred excrement!" Yes, language is arbitrary. You want some grass? An old-fashioned word for marijuana. "Pot" is now more common. I like to hang out. A great phrasal verb that varies with the context. Here it simply means to do nothing in particular, sit around, and enjoy life with friends. What's this gizmo? A great little word for "thing," often used with strange technological devices or tools. This is completely bananas. A common but somewhat dated way to say crazy. Do you think this is poppycock? :: Not t
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