confide: to tell somebody secrets and personal information that you do not want other people to know
prestigious: respected and admired as very important or of very high quality
thriving: continuing to be successful, strong, healthy, etc.
Disk BASIC usually refers to early versions of the BASIC programming language modified to support floppy disk drives and disk file management (like loading and saving code files), rather than relying on cassette tapes or ROM chips.
down to the wire: until the last moment that it is possible to do something
live off: to use someone or something to provide the money or food that you need to live
takeout: a restaurant that cooks and sells food that you take away and eat somewhere else
back then: at a particular time in the past that you are talking about
convey: to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people
in lieu of (something): instead of
nuance: a very slight difference in meaning, sound, color or somebody’s feelings that is not usually very obvious
hole up: to hide in a place
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