Friends S1:EP9

1. I was wondering do you think it would be possible if I got a hundread-dollar advance on my salary?

a) spoken used to ask someone politely to help you
I was wondering if I could borrow your car?
b) used to ask someone politely if they would like to do something
I was wondering if you’d like to come to dinner.

2. Are you wearing make-up?
→化粧してるの？
putting on make-upは、「化粧をする」というVerb。wearingの方はstate.

3. As of today, 

starting from a particular time:

As of next month, all the prices will go up.
We won't be living here anymore as of tomorrow.

4. I'm off to Carol's

"I am off to" is an idiom that means "I'm leaving for" or "I'm going to" somewhere. It can refer to an immediate departure:

I'm off to work right now

or to an upcoming departure:

I'm off to Prague {in a few days / next Monday}.

5. inflatable (adj.)
An 80-foot inflatabale dog loose over the city?

able to be inflated (= filled with air or gas):

an inflatable mattress

a. inflate (v.)

[ I/T ] to cause an object to increase in size and shape by filling it with air or gas, or (of an object) to become larger as a result of this process:

[ T ] to inflate balloons
[ I ] Air bags in cars are designed to inflate automatically on impact.

6. Potatoes are ruined.

destroyed or spoiled:

an ancient ruined castle

 a. spoil (v.)

[ I or T ] When food spoils or is spoiled, it is no longer good enough to eat:

The dessert will spoil if you don't keep it in the fridge.