Friends season 1 episode 4: vocabulary
«The One with George Stephanopoulos». 2,331 words spoken, 527 different words. Here are the ones worth learning before you watch.
A typical learner knows this share of the words spoken in the episode:
| Your level | Familiar words | New words per episode |
|---|---|---|
| A2 | ≈ 92% | ≈ 87 |
| B1 | ≈ 95% | ≈ 48 |
| B2 | ≈ 97% | ≈ 28 |
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Sorted by how often they are said in the episode. Character names are left out.
B1 words in this episode B1
| peach | soft round fruit with fuzzy skin | 4 |
| buddy | close friend | 3 |
| sex | being male or female | 3 |
| totally | completely, in every way | 3 |
| pit | large hole in the ground | 2 |
| satisfy | to give someone what they need or want | 2 |
| hunger | feeling of needing food | 1 |
| nod | to move your head up and down to say yes | 1 |
| deaf | not able to hear | 1 |
| constantly | all the time, without stopping | 1 |
| physical | about the body, or things you can touch | 1 |
| relationship | how two people or things are connected | 1 |
| lesbian | woman attracted to other women | 1 |
| hell | place some believe bad people go after death | 1 |
| cave | large hole in the side of a hill or under ground | 1 |
| steam | hot white cloud that comes from boiling water | 1 |
| worth | having a certain value | 1 |
| service | help given to people, or work done for others | 1 |
| swear | to promise strongly, or say bad words | 1 |
| firm | a company, or hard and not soft | 1 |
| subject | what you study or talk about | 1 |
| elbow | middle part of your arm where it bends | 1 |
| brief | short, not taking much time | 1 |
| basically | in the most simple way | 1 |
| ass | animal like a small horse with long ears | 1 |
| dump | to throw away or put down carelessly | 1 |
| reality | what is real, not imagined | 1 |
| punch | to hit hard with a closed hand | 1 |
| rum | a strong drink made from sugar plants | 1 |
| dough | soft mix of flour and water for making bread | 1 |
| operation | when a doctor cuts the body to fix it | 1 |
| operate | to make a machine work or to cut a body to fix it | 1 |
| reference | words that tell you where to find something | 1 |
| account | record of money or online profile | 1 |
| promoted | given a higher job, or helped make something known | 1 |
| pregnant | having a baby growing inside your body | 1 |
| mention | to say something about a topic briefly | 1 |
| frost | thin white ice on things when it is very cold | 1 |
| independence | being free to do things on your own | 1 |
| possibility | something that may happen or be true | 1 |
B2 words in this episode B2
| puck | a hard flat round thing used in ice games | 4 |
| glow | give off a warm steady light | 2 |
| insecure | not feeling safe or confident about yourself | 1 |
| reassure | to make someone feel less worried | 1 |
| dairy | about milk and foods made from milk | 1 |
| duplex | building with two separate living spaces | 1 |
| crease | a line made by folding or pressing something | 1 |
| altar | a special table used for religious actions | 1 |
| slumber | sleep, especially light peaceful sleep | 1 |
| predicament | a difficult situation that is hard to get out of | 1 |
| adviser | a person who gives helpful ideas about what to do | 1 |
| preppy | dressed in a neat, clean, traditional style | 1 |
| keeper | a person who takes care of something | 1 |
| monopoly | when one company controls all of something | 1 |
Harder words (C1–C2)
omnipotent C1 bonehead C2 boob C2 consummate C2 nectarine C2 trashy C1 tweezer C1 downstair C2 toothless C1 scuse C2 dented C2 painkiller C1 twelfth C1 pate C2 hurley C2 tommy C1 finder C2 weeper C1
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