3 minB2“I could have done with a nap myself. I'm going to the theatre tonight.”Candy Scolds Two Young Officers · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 4/30
- Accusations
- Small talk
- Complaining
Situation
English for Conflict
1003 real scenes from 153 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for conflict.
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3 minB2“But, I'm funny, how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you?”Tommy Asks Henry If He's Funny · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 6/28
- Interrogations
- Threats
- Teasing
8 minB2“But it is the only way that this works”Blanc Exposes the Real Killer · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 7/8
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Bargaining
3 minB2“"Don't ask questions nobody can answer."”Ellis Wyatt Confronts the Taggarts · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 6/16
- Meetings
- Accusations
- Confronting
3 minB1“No. I've just walked up from the road. I'm dying for a drink.”Adela Vanishes at the Marabar Caves · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 8/19
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Confronting
4 minB1“I’m a liberated man. I know crying is not weak.”Barbie Apologizes to Ken · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 24/26
- Apologies
- Comforting a friend
- Apologizing
5 minC1“Kill the black magician so he can't spin any more gold out of human misery.”Lucy Pulls a Gun on Harry · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 2/17
- Accusations
- Threats
- Confronting
4 minB1“Wouldn't want to start the celebration early, would you?”Stanley at the Police Station · The Mask 1994 · Ch. 8/8
- Accusations
- Threats
- Confronting
3 minB1“They don't know what the truth is.”Juror 10's Racist Rant · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 15/17
- Courtroom
- Arguments
- Complaining
3 minB2“There will be no negotiation.”V Confronts Prothero at Home · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 8/25
- Speeches
- Threats
- Threatening
3 minC1“Who clearly knows nothing about colored stones.”Howard Blows Up at the Auction House · Uncut Gems 2019 · Ch. 8/14
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Complaining
4 minB2“Well, we got this far on our brains. Farther than any human in history.”Escaping the Wave on Miller's Planet · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 7/13
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Apologizing
3 minB2“I see you're responsible for the death of an eight-year-old boy.”Mick Is Confronted with His Record · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 3/9
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
3 minB1“I want to see that warrant! I want to see that warrant!”Alonzo Searches Without a Warrant · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 10/23
- Police questioning
- Accusations
- Threatening
2 minB2“"Now we got your friend. Try and get him!"”Allison Apologizes to Dale · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 14/19
- Apologies
- Arguments
- Apologizing
5 minB2“Nothing good is ever easy.”Ransom Arrives Before the Will Reading · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 9/14
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Confronting
4 minB2“This is business, not personal!”Michael Plans the Restaurant Hit · The Godfather 1972 · Ch. 5/9
- Arguments
- Negotiation
- Saying no
3 minC2“I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you!”Malvolio Swears Revenge on Everyone · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 25/25
- Threats
- Apologies
- Threatening
5 minB1“You stole my dream! I was going to conquer England someday!”Scarlet Confronts the Minions · Minions 2015 · Ch. 9/14
- Accusations
- Arguments
- Confronting
3 minB1“You must embrace what is special about you!”Cuckoo Land Gets Raided · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 12/22
- Arguments
- Meetings
- Suggesting
5 minB2“I have to find it. I can't remember her hands.”Hillary Pushes CC Away · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 26/30
- Arguments
- Comforting a friend
- Saying no
4 minB1“Three men helped to carry your friend to the statue.”Martins Learns About the Third Man · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 6/17
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Confessing
2 minB1“You just don't know when to quit.”Mario Beats Donkey Kong · The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 · Ch. 11/14
- Arguments
- Complimenting
- Suggesting
2 minB1“It'll take it to my grave!”Ralph Licks Sour Bill for Answers · Wreck-It Ralph 2012 · Ch. 17/19
- Interrogations
- Threats
- Confronting