y of referring to a film that is liked mostly by women (A "chick" is a ridiculous slang word for a woman or teenage girl). Just because someone is looking for a nice guy doesn’t make them desperate. :: How about rapacious and love-starved? If a person is "rapacious," they are extremely greedy or hungry and will take anything they can, often by force. If a person is "love-starved," they are usually lonely and in need of love or friendship. I’m not looking for a mail order bride. I’m just looking for someone I can have a decent conversation with over dinner. A "mail order bride" is a woman that a man decides to marry through a business that arranges meetings between women and men from different countries. In this context, "decent" means good or reasonable. ....without falling down into weepy tears over some movie. If a person is "weeping," they are crying with great sadness. Jim Brown was throwing those hand grenades down on the air shafts...and they dressed up like nazis and... "Hand grenades" are explosives that soldiers carry and throw. An "air shaft" is usually an underground tunnel or narrow space in which air can get through. ...they busted his neck when they were parachuting behind enemy lines. "To bust" something is to break it into pieces. "To parachute" is to jump from a plane with a device that lets you float gently to the ground. In a war, "enemy lines" are points on the ground to which soldiers from the enemy country have advanced. He had his shiny helmet. :: God, I love that movie. If something is "shiny," it looks polished or bright, and often reflects light. A "helmet" is a protective metal head protector, often worn by people who ride bikes or motorcycles. Can you keep an eye on things until I get back? "To keep an eye on" something is to watch over it to make sure it is not hurt or stolen. Window seat or aisle? The "aisle" in a plane is the walking corridor between the seats. I would rather die than eat airplane food. Note that "rather" before a verb means to prefer. I’m telling you you’re 12, so you can fly unaccompanied and the stewardess won’t carry you around and stuff like that. A person who is "unaccompanied" is alone. A "stewardess" serves meals on an airplane, and "stuff" is a common way of referring to things in general. Do you want me to say you’re really short for your age and they shouldn’t say anything or they’ll hurt your feelings? "To hurt a person’s feelings" is to make them feel sad or hurt, often by insulting them or making them feel they’ve done something very bad. I would be absolutely mortified if anyone knew I did anything remotely close to what I’ve done. If a person is "mortified," they are deeply shocked or upset. If something is "remote," it is distant or far away. "Sleepless i
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