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Suits — Season 1 Episode 3

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to speak with someone

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to speak with someone

I need to talk to you

to speak words

I need to talk to my teacher

to speak with someone

I need to talk to you

to have a conversation with someone

We should talk to our neighbors

to rest with your eyes closed

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to rest with your eyes closed

I need to sleep

to a small degree

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to a small degree

I am kind of tired

a group with similar qualities

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a group with similar qualities

What kind of book do you want

a particular sort or variety

This is a new kind of fruit

a person who works for an employer

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a person who works for an employer

He is a new employee

at no time

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at no time

I never eat meat

to find a way to avoid or deal with a rule or problem

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to find a way to avoid or deal with a rule or problem

You cannot get around these rules

to find a way to not be affected by something

We found a way to get around the traffic

to travel from place to place

It is easy to get around the city by bus

to create a picture in your mind

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to create a picture in your mind

Just imagine a world without war

to form a picture in your mind

Imagine a beautiful beach

to form a mental image of something

Imagine you are on a beach

to require a specific amount of money

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to require a specific amount of money

It costs ten dollars

to need something

This mistake cost him his job

to require a specific amount of money

This jacket costs fifty dollars

a person who lacks good sense

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a person who lacks good sense

Don't be such a fool

to deceive someone

Don't try to fool me

a person who lacks good judgment

He is a complete fool

to deceive someone

You can't fool me

to gather things into one place

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to gather things into one place

I will put together all my books

to construct or organize something by joining parts

I put together the new table

to join separate things to make one whole

They put together the puzzle

to understand or realize something after thinking about it

I finally put together what happened

making someone believe something that is not true

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making someone believe something that is not true

Her deceptive smile hid her true feelings

language that is intended to be confusing or dishonest

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language that is intended to be confusing or dishonest

Politicians sometimes use doublespeak to avoid giving a clear answer

used to express acceptance or agreement

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used to express acceptance or agreement

Okay, I agree

in a good or acceptable state

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in a good or acceptable state

I am okay

used to start a sentence or get attention

Okay, let's go

something valuable that a person or company owns

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something valuable that a person or company owns

This company has many valuable assets

something valuable that a person or company owns

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something valuable that a person or company owns

The company has many assets

something that is useful or valuable

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something that is useful or valuable

His experience is a great asset to the company

the reason for which something is done

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the reason for which something is done

His intent was to win the race

very focused on doing something

She was intent on finishing the project

a plan or goal

His intent was to help

the food eaten at a particular time of day

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the food eaten at a particular time of day

Breakfast is the first meal of the day

an occasion when you eat food

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an occasion when you eat food

We had a nice meal

the only one of its kind

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the only one of its kind

Everyone has a unique fingerprint

to make something longer

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to make something longer

I want to extend my visa

to give or provide something

I would like to extend my thanks

to cover a certain area or distance

The garden extends to the river

to hit something with your foot

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to hit something with your foot

He kicked the ball

to make someone very tired

This heavy work kicked me

to force someone to leave a place

They kicked him out of the house

to begin working or operating

I get a kick out of this

done or happening right away without preparation

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done or happening right away without preparation

He decided to resign on the spot

a particular area or point

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a particular area or point

He was arrested on the spot

at that exact moment without preparation

She accepted the offer on the spot

in a situation where you feel awkward or pressured

He felt on the spot when they asked him to speak

to give or supply something, especially money

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to give or supply something, especially money

He put up the money for the trip

to place something in a visible position

She put up a picture on the wall

to offer resistance or opposition

They put up a good fight

a period of 60 seconds

In scene

a period of 60 seconds

It takes ten minutes

a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of a degree

One degree contains sixty minutes

at the moment when

Call me the minute you arrive

the official written record of what was said at a meeting

They read the minutes of the meeting

a period of sixty seconds

I will be back in a minute

extremely tiny in size

The scientist studied the minute particles

to take something to a place

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to take something to a place

Please bring me some water

to make something happen

Spring brings warm weather

to walk close behind someone, especially a dog following its owner

The dog likes to bring behind me

to formally say that someone has done something illegal

The police decided to bring charges against him

the quality of being pleasant or attractive

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the quality of being pleasant or attractive

He has a lot of charm

a magic spell or object that is believed to have special powers

He wore a lucky charm around his neck

to please someone in order to get what you want

She charmed him into helping her

very attractive or delightful

The city has a special charm

a symbol in an alphabet

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a symbol in an alphabet

A is a letter

a written note sent to someone

In scene

a written note sent to someone

I wrote a letter

a certificate given for achievement in sports

He earned a letter for his performance on the team

in every detail, without any changes

He followed the instructions to the letter

working together to produce a better result

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working together to produce a better result

These two chemicals have a synergistic effect

working together to produce a better result

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working together to produce a better result

Our team needs a more synergistic approach

a place where events happen

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a place where events happen

The hotel is a great venue for weddings

a place where events or meetings happen

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a place where events or meetings happen

The hotel is the perfect venue for our wedding

to think about something carefully

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to think about something carefully

I will consider your offer

to think of as being something

I consider him a friend

to think about a particular fact when making a decision

You should consider the cost before buying it

the number 15

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the number 15

I have fifteen books

to watch over and direct something

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to watch over and direct something

She will oversee the new project

to watch over and manage something

She will oversee the project

to sleep in the same bed as another person

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to sleep in the same bed as another person

She sleeps with her brother

to have sexual intercourse with someone

He slept with her

to have sexual intercourse with someone

They slept with each other

to sleep in the same bed as someone

I slept with my baby

a young person

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a young person

The kid is playing

to say something not serious

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to say something not serious

I am just kidding

to say that you accept or agree with something

In scene

to say that you accept or agree with something

Yeah I agree with you

an informal way to say yes

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an informal way to say yes

Yeah, I will come

unable to decide between two choices

I am yeah about this choice

used to show you agree

Yeah that sounds like a good plan

to go to an event or be in a place

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to go to an event or be in a place

I will attend the meeting

to happen at the same time as something else

Fever often attends this illness

to help or look after someone or something

You should attend to your studies

to stay until someone or something arrives

He attended the guests at the door

to take something in your hand or lift it

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to take something in your hand or lift it

Pick it up from the floor

to learn something without formal teaching

I picked up some Spanish while traveling

to start again after stopping

Let's pick it up tomorrow

to take something in your hand or lift it

Please pick up the pen

too confident in a rude way

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too confident in a rude way

He is too cocky

the subject of a conversation or piece of writing

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the subject of a conversation or piece of writing

What is the topic of the lesson

coming before all others in time or order

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coming before all others in time or order

She was the first person to arrive

of the best possible standard

This hotel provides first class service

at the beginning

At first I did not understand

of a higher quality or more suitable

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of a higher quality or more suitable

This is a better plan

to make something or someone better

He wants to better his English

to a greater extent

I understand it better now

used to say that something is the right or sensible thing to do

You had better leave now

to move beyond or overcome something

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to move beyond or overcome something

It took her a long time to get past the failure

to move beyond something or someone

Can you let me get past

to go beyond something or someone

We need to get past the crowd

to go past something that blocks you

I cannot get past the closed door

coming after the current one

In scene

coming after the current one

See you next week

close to or beside something

She sat in the next seat

a rude or unpleasant person

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a rude or unpleasant person

He is such an asshole

the opening where solid waste leaves the body

He felt pain in his asshole

a very rude or unpleasant person

Don't be such an asshole

a very rude or mean person

Don't be an asshole to your friends

used to ask about the quantity or price of something

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used to ask about the quantity or price of something

How much is this

not good or useful

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not good or useful

This old phone is no good

a person who is not good or useful

He is a no good person

having no value or use

This broken phone is no good

lacking experience or knowledge

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lacking experience or knowledge

She was too naive to see the trick

to dance to music

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to dance to music

Let's boogie tonight!

a buttery, flaky pastry

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a buttery, flaky pastry

I ate a croissant for breakfast

from now on or any longer (used in negative sentences)

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from now on or any longer (used in negative sentences)

I don't live there anymore

not happening or existing now

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not happening or existing now

I don't go there anymore

now not happening or existing

I don't live here anymore

not happening or existing now

They don't play together anymore

a class of professional single-seater car racing

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a class of professional single-seater car racing

Formula One is a very popular sport

at any moment that

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at any moment that

You can come over any time

in a way that is not joking

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in a way that is not joking

He spoke seriously about his future

in a very severe or extreme way

He was seriously injured in the accident

in a sincere or serious way

He spoke seriously about his future

to question or doubt a decision

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to question or doubt a decision

Don't second guess your decision

to have a job at a company or for a person

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to have a job at a company or for a person

I work for a global company

to be appropriate or effective for someone or something

This schedule works for me

to try to achieve something over a period of time

He is working for his goals

to do a job for someone

I work for a big company

to examine the similarities and differences between two or more things

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to examine the similarities and differences between two or more things

I will compare these two items

to examine similarities and differences

Compare these two pictures.

to examine similarities and differences

Please compare these two pictures

to look at two or more things to see how they are alike or different

Please compare these two photos

true or accurate

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true or accurate

You are right

used to show agreement or understanding

In scene

used to show agreement or understanding

Right, I will do it

a legal or moral claim to something

Everyone has the right to education

the side that is opposite of left

Turn right at the corner

to direct your gaze toward someone or something to see them

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to direct your gaze toward someone or something to see them

Look at that bird

to investigate, study, or consider something carefully

I need to look at the documents

to spread risk by supporting more than one option

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to spread risk by supporting more than one option

He applied to two universities to hedge his bets

left to be done or completed

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left to be done or completed

There are two weeks to go before the exam

to move from one place to another

I go to school every day

intended to be taken away from a shop or restaurant

Two coffees to go please

to move something from one place to another

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to move something from one place to another

Put your toys away

to not be in a place

He is away for the weekend

to the full extent or without holding back

He was working away

at a distance from here

The city is far away

a formal written agreement

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a formal written agreement

She signed the contract

to become smaller or shrink

Metals contract when they cool down

to get a disease

He contracted a virus

to go to a previous place or time

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to go to a previous place or time

I want to go back home

to have existed since a particular time in the past

Our friendship goes back ten years

having a positive or desirable quality

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having a positive or desirable quality

This is a good book

something that helps or is useful

These are luxury goods

used to emphasize the degree of another adjective

It took a good ten minutes

a device that powers a vehicle or machine

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a device that powers a vehicle or machine

The car engine is new

the main thing that makes something develop or succeed

Exports are the engine of our economy

the part of a vehicle or machine that produces power

The car engine is very powerful

a machine that produces power to move a vehicle

The ship has a huge engine

the earliest or initial form of something

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the earliest or initial form of something

This is the original version

new and different in a good way

His ideas are very original

to keep someone or something from being harmed

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to keep someone or something from being harmed

She is protecting the child from danger

to keep someone or something from harm

He is protecting his family

as a way to earn money for work

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as a way to earn money for work

She teaches English for a living

to be right or suitable for someone or something

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to be right or suitable for someone or something

This time suits me well

a set of matching jacket and trousers

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a set of matching jacket and trousers

He wore a black suit to the wedding

a claim or dispute brought to a court of law

He brought a suit against his neighbor

to give money for something

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to give money for something

I spend money on food

to use time doing something

In scene

to use time doing something

I spend my weekends reading

to use time, money, or effort for a purpose

I spent all my money

to give money in exchange for something

I spend money on food

to use time doing something

We spend time together

to urge someone to do something

In scene

to urge someone to do something

Come on, you can do it

to start to be seen or happen

A smile came on his face

to move toward or nearer to something

He came on toward the house

to take part in an event or activity

Do you want to come on the trip with us

an act of inviting someone to do something

She gave him a come-on to start a conversation

used to tell someone to hurry or try harder

Come on we are going to be late

to ask someone to hurry or try

Come on we will be late

to continue to support someone or something

In scene

to continue to support someone or something

I will stand by you

to be next to something or someone

Please stand by the door

to wait for something to happen or for instructions to begin

Please stand by for further information

to take no action when you could help

Do not just stand by while they fight

to be ready to do something

Please stand by for further instructions

a person who finds people for jobs

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a person who finds people for jobs

The headhunter called the CEO

to put things in a neat pile one on top of another

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to put things in a neat pile one on top of another

Please stack the books on the desk

a neat pile of things

There is a stack of books on the table

directly under something

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directly under something

The cat is underneath the table

the part that is below something

I looked underneath the car

the journey back to a place you came from

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the journey back to a place you came from

We bought some snacks on the way back

for a very long time in the past

I remember this song from way back

at a time in the past

I met him way back in 2010

a process of choosing someone by voting

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a process of choosing someone by voting

The election is tomorrow

a formal process of voting to choose a leader or make a decision

The country held an election yesterday

a process of choosing a person for a public office by voting

The election is next month

a process of choosing someone by voting

People vote in the election

a period of ten years

In scene

a period of ten years

She lived there for a decade

to receive something that is offered

In scene

to receive something that is offered

I will take it

to believe something is true without proof

I take it you agree

to deal with a situation or problem

Can you take it

to move something from one place to another

Please take it to the kitchen

to accept or endure something

You should take it as a gift

to accept a situation as it is

You have to take it as it is

to accept a difficult situation

I cannot take it anymore

to get hold of something and carry it

Take it with you

feeling strong annoyance or displeasure

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feeling strong annoyance or displeasure

He is angry with me

feeling strong displeasure or irritation

The customer was angry about the delay

feeling strong annoyance or displeasure

She is feeling angry after the argument

not quite but close

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not quite but close

I almost missed the bus

a person who is skilled at using a gun, especially in the American Old West

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a person who is skilled at using a gun, especially in the American Old West

The gunslinger was very fast with his revolver

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