ace. A "fantasy" is a person’s great desire or dream. This word often has a sexual connotation. Don’t you get possessive, OK? A guy who is "possessive" with his girlfriend is often jealous, and wants to control what she does (He acts as if he wants to own her). You’re making mountain out of mothballs. All I said is let’s go to my place. "To make a mountain out of a molehill" is a well known expression which means to act as if something is much more important than it really is. Vladimir’s version is never used (A mothball is a small ball of a strong smelling substance to keep moths away from cloths. A molehill is a small dirt mound made by ants or other insects). I’ll see you sex fiends later. A "sex fiend" is a person who is completely obsessed with sex. If all Russians could eat Mu Shu Pork, they wouldn’t be afraid of the Chinese. A delicious Chinese pork dish made with thin noodles. You have beautiful lamb chops; Did anyone ever tell you that? Vladimir’s ridiculous way of referring to Lucia’s breasts. What did the Declaration of Independence say? That all men are created equal and given certain rights, inalienable. The Declaration of Independence is the document written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4th, 1776, declaring the 13 American colonies independent from England. If a right is "inalienable," it can not be taken away by anyone (The phrase is "inalienable rights"). Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These are the three rights that the Declaration of Independence says all men have ("To pursue" something is to try and obtain it). The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments of the Constitution. A true statement! An "amendment" is an official change to a document, and the US Constitution, written in 1787, is the highest law of the country. The Bill of Rights, passed in 1791, guarantee such rights as freedom of the press and freedom of religion. Freedom of peaceful assembly. An "assembly" is a meeting or gathering of people, often to discuss political issues. The right to arm bears. "The right to bear arms" is part of the second amendment to the constitution, and basically means the right to own or possess guns (If you arm a bear, you are giving a gun to a wild animal!). Unreasonable search. In the Bill of Rights, an "unreasonable search" is one by the police or other state authorities where there is not a probable cause to believe that the person being searched has committed a real crime. That’s my wife. This is my mama. An old-fashioned word for mother. All rise for the honorable Judge Louise R. Reynolds. "To rise" is to stand up, which people do when a judge enters the court. "Honorable" is an adjective of respect placed before a judge’s name. No longer are you all Englishma
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