frump
an unfashionable woman.
garment
item of clothing.
provincial
concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, implying a certain lack of sophistication.
callus
a thickened and hardened part of the skin.
settlement
an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute.
inlaid
ornament made by embedding pieces of a different material in another.
green-eyed monster
jealousy personified.
pneumonia
Medical condition characterized by inflammation of the lungs.
corny
Uncool, old-fashioned, square, silly.
melodrama
A sub-genre of dramatic film characterized by sensational subject matter, exaggerated characters and stark emotional manipulation.
femme fatale
Essential element of film noir: a scheming, sexually enticing and irresistibly beautiful woman who inevitably leads otherwise upstanding men into a vortex of amoral ambiguity.
wolf
Slang for a man who is on the prowl for women.
red-handed
in the act of committing a crime.
know the angles
Slang for a comprehensive knowledge about a particular subject that only comes through experience.
gams
A woman's legs.
proposition
A suggestion usually offered within the context of some sort of business transaction or a scheme.
white elephant
A purchase that turns out to be troublesome to maintain or sell to someone else.
community property
A legal term describing property owned jointly by a husband and wife which impacts divorce settlements and insurance transactions differently from states and municipalities which do not have community property laws on the books.
creditor
Any person or institution that provides loans to customers.
debtor
The person to whom a creditor provides a loan.
dyed-in-the-wool
Committed to long-held beliefs and opinions.
impressionable
Highly suggestible; easily influenced.
swamped
Overwhelmed.
debutante
A young, pampered woman from an upper social class being formally "introduced" to society at a fancy-dress ball.
acquaintanceship
Companionship and solidarity.
