"Adrenaline" is a hormone or chemical in the blood. My head swells up like a watermelon and I drop dead. If something "swells up," it increases in size. What did we use it for? :: Uncle Milton’s parole. In this case, "parole" is the act of being released from prison early, under certain conditions, such as promising not to leave the country. Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. This is a famous line from a speech that the baseball star Lou Gherig gave in 1939 to fans at Yankee Stadium, after it was announced that he was dying of a mysterious disease (now called "Lou Gherig’s Disease"). I would like to propose a toast to my kid sister. "To propose a toast" is usually to raise up a glass of champagne at a meal and say kind words about somebody. A person’s "kid sister" is their younger sister. A common term of affection. He’s a lovely man, Annie. "Lovely" is a British word that generally means good, admirable or attractive. Are his folks nice? A widely used word for parents, or sometimes, people. We’re going down to DC tonight. Washington DC, which is the US Capital. He got my lettuce and tomato on whole wheat, which of course, he was allergic to. A type of sandwich, which is usually served with a type of meat such as roast beef or tuna (Whole wheat is the type of bread). How amazing! :: One day you order take out, and it changes your life. "Amazing" is a powerful and common adjective meaning wonderful, remarkable or incredible. If a person "orders take out," they ask a restaurant for food to be eaten elsewhere (often at home). Destiny takes a hand! "Destiny" is another word for fate, or something that had to have happened, perhaps because God or the universe wanted it to. "Destiny takes a hand" is a way of saying fate has changed life. Destiny is something we’ve invented because we can’t stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental. If a person "can’t stand" something, they hate it, or in this case, they can’t accept it. The above sentence shows that many people do not believe in destiny or fate, but simply believe that things just happen without any particular cause. It wasn’t a sign. It was a coincidence. In this case. "a sign" is way of saying that a particular event is representative of a person’s fate, destiny or larger plan. A "coincidence" is the occurrence of two events that look like they are related but in fact just happen by chance. He asked me to take a midnight walk on the steel pier. A "pier" is a narrow piece of land or man-made structure that sticks out into the water. Walter; it’s quite a formal name, isn’t it? If a name is "formal," it is official, ceremonial or conservative. I knew your father and I were going to have a wonderful time in the
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