"W"ORDS
If you are in tune with someone, you are said to be on the same this, a distance in physics
wavelength
Divorcee Jane, having an affair with her ex, Jake, played by Alec Baldwin
It's Complicated
This candy melts in your mouth, not in your hand & puts money into Kyle Busch's No. 18
M&M's
London's Daily Mail said a mistranslation caused an entrant in one of these to run 26 days not 26 miles
a marathon
This 2-word term for 8 specific colleges in the east refers to the vegetation covering their older buildings
Ivy League
Literally referring to something blown down, it's used to mean "an unexpected gain"
windfall
Free-spirited Greek island-dwelling Donna Sheridan
Mamma Mia!
What can brown do for David Ragan, No. 6? Be this delivery company & sponsor, that's what
UPS
In 2004 NPR reported that the post office was allowing people to take these 5-digit numbers with them when they moved
zip code
The name of this mass of ice comes from the Old French for "ice"
glacier
As Juliet knows, this 9-letter word means "why?"
wherefore
Lonely Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson
The Bridges of Madison County
When it comes to sponsorships, No. 43, Reed Sorenson, asks for supersize from this fast food chain
McDonald's
An Aussie news show reported in 1975 that the country was converting to this "time" with 100 minutes in an hour
metric
This word for a long rope used to catch cattle & horses is from the Spanish la reata, "the rope"
a lariat
This word for a phantom or a ghost is of Scottish origin
Danish baroness Karen Blixen
Out of Africa
This energy drink gives Scott Speed's No. 82 wings (& dollars)
Red Bull
The Irish Times said in 1995 that this Russian leader's embalmed body would go from Red Square to Euro Disney
Lenin
A 15th century sailor is said to have given this snake its name, from a Portuguese phrase meaning "hooded snake"
the cobra
In weaving, the threads that run at right angles to the warp are called the woof or this
the weft
Fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly
The Devil Wears Prada
This home improvement store tells Jimmie Johnson's 48 crew, "let's build something together"
Lowe's
A 1972 veterinary record article said "Brunus edwardii", this creature, was in 63.8% of households
a teddy bear
The first written use of the phrase "stuffed shirt", meaning a pompous bore, occurred in her 1913 novel "O Pioneers!"
Willa Cather