"Paperwork" is a useful word that refers to all the forms and other documents that people must fill out and read to conduct business. Tell him I'm knocking off five grand on each car because I appreciate their business. "To knock off" the price of something is to reduce it, in this case by "five grand," which is a colloquial way to say $5,000. Do you got it? "Do you understand?" They are passing, uh, have passed emission. An interesting sentence which shows the critical distinction between the present progressive and present perfect verb tenses (Charlie may no little about grammar, but he knows the difference intuitively, and how it affects his business!). Ready for Palm Springs? A well-known vacation town about an hour from Los Angeles. I'm seconds away from closing this deal and making 75 grand. In business, "to close a deal" is to conclude it. You've said 12 words. Consider it foreplay. A funny line. "Foreplay" is the various sexual activity that couples engage in before actual intercourse. What's the big to do about thinking? An interesting expression with a somewhat bizarre grammatical construction. To "make a big to do" about something is to make a big deal of, or act if something is important. Your father's dead. I'm sorry. If there's anything I can do.... Put here to show you some possible things you can say if you are ever told that someone close to the person you're speaking with has died. We had a falling out a long time ago. We didn't get along. A good noun (and phrasal verb) for a big argument that often results in the two parties not speaking afterward. There's really no point. "The point" of any given sentence is what you are actually trying to communicate. It can also mean, as in this case, the reason, or purpose of something. Charlie and Susanna fly back to Ohio for the funeral, and soon learn that wealthy parents have various ways of passing on their wealth. Let us consecrate ourselves to follow his example of zest for life and civility to all. Words that are typical at a funeral. "To consecrate" is a very official way to say dedicate. "Zest" is an interesting word meaning enthusiasm and energy. "Civility" refers to politeness and proper behavior. We have to go over the details of the will with him. "To go over" something is to discuss it (or perhaps review it). A "will" is the official document people write in order to say who they would like to give their possessions to after they die. 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible. A convertible is a car in which you can take off the roof. The entire entry is the model of car Charlie's father had. Straight eight dynaball transmission. Slangy mechanical language to describe the engine of the car. I know it by rote. If you know some
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