Purse in America.  A large bag which contains a miraculous amount of extremely necessary things, carried only by people claiming a woman card.  Handbags often contain purses which are clutch purses or wallets.  Evening bags are tiny ornate handbags which nevertheless contain sufficient paraphernalia to get a woman home in one piece if required.

Wait a moment (a tick is one second, based on the sound made by old-fashioned clocks).

Take a look.  Rhyming slang because Have a look rhymes with Butcher's hook.

In Australia, crocodile hides were used to make crocodile skin handbags (purses) until crocodile hunting ended in 1971.

Inelegant phrase describing the physical action required for procreation.

Lots.  Lots and lots!

Bachelorette party.  Bride's party the night before the wedding wherein she and her supporters mourn her impending loss of autonomy.

Remain strong under difficult treatment.