Friends season 1 episode 22: vocabulary
«The One with the Ick Factor». 2,274 words spoken, 441 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% | ≈ 70 |
| B1 | ≈ 95% | ≈ 38 |
| B2 | ≈ 96% | ≈ 24 |
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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
| sex | being male or female | 4 |
| service | help given to people, or work done for others | 3 |
| drill | a tool that makes holes or to practice something | 2 |
| press | to push something down or newspapers and TV | 2 |
| hell | place some believe bad people go after death | 2 |
| labor | hard work, especially with your body | 2 |
| unless | if not, except when | 2 |
| operate | to make a machine work or to cut a body to fix it | 2 |
| importantly | in a way that matters a lot | 1 |
| surprisingly | in a way you did not expect | 1 |
| subconscious | part of mind that works without you knowing | 1 |
| client | a person who pays for a service | 1 |
| involve | to include as a part of something | 1 |
| portion | part or share of something | 1 |
| extinct | no longer living, all have died | 1 |
| wherever | in any place, it does not matter where | 1 |
| dial | to enter a phone number to make a call | 1 |
| issue | a problem or a topic to talk about | 1 |
| reference | words that tell you where to find something | 1 |
| likely | probably going to happen | 1 |
| lit | past of light, gave light to or started a fire | 1 |
| lasagne | flat pasta food with layers and cheese | 1 |
| beep | short high sound from a machine | 1 |
| perform | to do something or act in front of others | 1 |
| judge | a person who decides if the law was broken | 1 |
| disappointment | feeling sad because something was not as hoped | 1 |
| promoted | given a higher job, or helped make something known | 1 |
| actual | real, true, not made up | 1 |
| crime | something bad that is against the law | 1 |
| secretly | in a way that nobody else knows | 1 |
| strictly | in a way that must be followed exactly | 1 |
| technical | about special skills or machines | 1 |
| sense | a feeling or the ability to see, hear, taste, smell, touch | 1 |
| virgin | a person who has not had a close body relationship | 1 |
| matter | a thing that is important or a problem | 1 |
| focus | to give all your attention to one thing | 1 |
| state | condition of something, or part of a country | 1 |
| shiny | bright and reflecting light | 1 |
| chad | country in the middle of Africa | 1 |
| particularly | more than usual, especially | 1 |
B2 words in this episode B2
| gunpoint | threatening someone with a gun | 3 |
| inadequate | not enough, or not good enough | 1 |
| whoop | a loud cry of joy or excitement | 1 |
| jumbo | very large in size | 1 |
| biblical | about or from the Bible | 1 |
Harder words (C1–C2)
belive C2 icky C2 beeper C2 scone C1 boob C2 paleontologist C2 midterm C2 bicentennial C2 felon C2 saucy C1 morphine C1 stegosaurus C2 geek C1 ebony C2 congressman C2 graft C1
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