2012.10.04

drop out
=>to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely finished
He dropped out of the race after two laps.
Since the line-input operator will return undef when you reach end-of-file, this is handy for dropping out of loops:

put sth off
=>to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date
The meeting has been put off for a week.
I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.

decently

aching need

takes the chance

introspect
=>to examine and analyse one's own thoughts and feelings
A Ruby program can introspect or examine its own execution.

bombshell

knock/throw sb for a loop
=>If something that happens knocks you for a loop, it upsets or confuses you because you do not expect it
Yeah, that phone call threw me for a loop. My ex-girlfriend is pregnant and she wants me to take a paternity test.

paternity
paternity leave

shebang
I wanted to start a family with my ex: get married and have children – the whole shebang.

astounding
That’s astounding.

close-knit
=>describes a group of people in which everyone helps and supports each other
a close-knit family/community