I was floored。

"He kissed me on the lips and said, 'I have to tell you something. I'm not that little kid anymore. I'm a man. I fell in love with you he first day I saw you and I've loved you all these years.' I was floored。
floor² v [T]
to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do
A couple of the questions completely floored me.

split-level home

Kassie Holland, who lives next door, said she would often see Bales playing with his two kids and the family together at the modern split-level home. 



A split-level home(also called a tri-level home) is a style of house in which the floor levels are staggered, so that the "main" level of the house (e.g. the level that usually contains the front entry), is halfway between the the upper and lower floors. The main level typically contains common living areas (a living room, kitchen, dining room, and/or family room). There are typically two short sets ofstairs, one running upward to a bedroom level, and one going downward toward a basement area. 

redshirting

Morley Safer reports on the rising trend of "redshirting," delaying kindergarten until children are 6 years old. Will this make these students more successful in school and life?

Academic redshirting: The practice of postponing an age-eligible child's kindergarten entry by a year, typically one whose birthday is very close to the cut-off date. Academic redshirting is often done in order to provide some extra time for social, intellectual or physical maturation.

In rare cases, a child may be academically redshirted in order to give him the advantage of an extra year's development when playing sports in high school.

fear mongering

But that's done little to quiet critics who see such legislation as right-wing fear mongering.

Fear mongering(orscaremongeringor scare tactics) is the use of fearto influence the opinions and actions of others towards some specific end. 

Go Viral

Birth control witness panel photo – made up completely of men –  goes viral  

Go Viral is a term taken from a virus which can spread from one location into another almost on its own. This is the best scenario in marketing because it is as if the thing has a life of its own and could spread like a wildfire.

Shock jock

President Obama calls Sandra Fluke, student labeled a ‘slut’ by Rush Limbaugh; Santorum says shock jock's comments were 'absurd'

Shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of any radiobroadcaster (sometimes a disc jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe provocative or irreverent broadcasters whose mannerisms, statements and actions are typically offensive to many listeners. It is a general-media term, rarely or never used within the radio industry.

go on a $50,000 lingerie bender

If the leading ladies did indeed go on a $50,000 lingerie bender at the high-end shop, their hands would have been full.

If someone goes on a bender, they drink a very large amount of alcohol. (INFORMAL)