od much faster than other ovens. My shrink. Call him. A "shrink" is a very slangy but widely used word for a psychologist. Loss of spouse support group. A "spouse" is a husband or wife, and a "support group" is a group of people with the same type of problem who come together to support each other emotionally. Hug a friend. "To hug" a person is to hold them close to your chest, or to embrace them. Work is the only thing that will see you through this. In this case, "to see a person through" a difficult situation is to help them survive it. Don’t mind him; He’s just a guy who lost his wife. "Don’t mind" him is a way of telling a person to ignore or not pay attention to him. Take a couple weeks off. "To take off" some time from work is leave the job in order to relax or go on vacation. I’ll move on...and in a few months, boom, I’ll be fine. "To move on" from a difficult situation is to leave it behind. "Boom" is the word used for the sound of an explosion, or as here, a sudden or dramatic change. If a person is "fine," they’re doing OK. Seattle. Chicago. Baltimore. Three important American cities: Seattle is in the state of Washington, on the West coast, Chicago is in Illinois, in the Midwest, and Baltimore is in Maryland, on the East Coast. Harold, who ran off with his secretary. "To run off" with a person is to go away with them. It can imply, as in this case, in order to have a sexual affair. He came back, because Irene threatened to put the dog to sleep if he didn’t. "To threaten" a person is to warn them that they face punishment or other bad consequences if they do not act in a certain way. "To put an animal to sleep" is a very gentle way of saying to kill them, often because they are suffering. Don’t mention the IRS or the Federal Prison system. The Internal Revenue System, which is the US government organization that is responsible for collecting taxes. Your uncle Milton lost all his money in a pyramid scheme. A "pyramid scheme" is an illegal (and stupid) investment in which people gamble on the hope that others will join the club in order so that they can make money (A "pyramid" is a triangular structure shaped like those in Egypt, and a "scheme" is often an illegal plan that is created by one person in order to get money from others). Am I what they have in mind? "Am I the type of person they are thinking about?" Walter and I are engaged! If two people are "engaged," they have decided to get married. He’s allergic to everything. If a person is "allergic" to something, they start to cough and get sick if they eat it, or even get too close to it. We always have to carry a hypodermic of adrenaline wherever we go. A "hypodermic" is a medical needle that is used to give shots.
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