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2 minB1
“No matter how good Michael's team is, he always manages to come up short.”

Michael's Team Fights the Tide · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 1/19

  • Arguments
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“Anyone would think it was a lunatic.”

Myrna Walks Off the Set · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 11/18

  • Arguments
  • Office chat
  • Complaining
4 minC1
“There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires!”

Proctor Clashes With Parris · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 5/29

  • Arguments
  • Meetings
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“Yeah. Hard to lose. We're going to win.”

Signing Up for the Portorosso Cup · Luca 2021 · Ch. 6/9

  • Arguments
  • Speeches
  • Threatening
3 minB1
“How do you feel about these young punks taking over our jobs?”

Ray's Toast at the Retirement Dinner · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 1/16

  • Speeches
  • Parties
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“What frightened little boy wouldn't want someone like that to come save him when everything's burning down around him?”

Oliver Agrees With His Mother · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 7/18

  • Family dinners
  • Parties
  • Confessing
2 minC1
“'It is the bedrock of how you keep a society civilised.'”

Everyone Is Watching at the Party · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 5/22

  • Parties
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“And remember, Puss, death comes for us all.”

The Doctor Gives Puss His Last Life · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 3/22

  • At the doctor
  • Small talk
  • Warning
2 minC1
“You're the only financial institution that can't produce a balance sheet or a cash flow statement with their earnings”

Skilling Loses It on the Call · Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 · Ch. 19/3

  • Phone calls
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“I, on the other hand, grew up in the East End of London, and all I ever wanted to do was blow the bloody doors off.”

Hiring Divers for the Gesture · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 19/20

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“I myself would have no idea of being so easily persuaded.”

Not So Easily Persuaded · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 4/7

  • Small talk
  • Persuasion
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“I could give more for better content.”

Lee Asks to Be Paid in Cash · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 2/14

  • Negotiation
  • Arguments
  • Bargaining