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2 minC1
“Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.”

After Hours in Chambers · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 7/22

  • Office chat
  • Monologues
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“Never say a thing like that to a woman who's marinating 50 pounds of crab claws.”

Shelby's Diabetic Episode · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 5/16

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“You are afraid to be alive.”

Who's Crazier, Pat or Tiffany? · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 11/23

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“That's what happens when you have love of jelly bean...”

Jim and Amanda Bet at Wayne's Store · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 3/18

  • Small talk
  • Shopping
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“Greed does funny things to people, Tewkesbury.”

Tewkesbury Finds Enola's Hideout · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 8/12

  • Arguments
  • Comforting a friend
  • Warning
5 minB1
“What you do after working hours is your own business.”

Matuschek Learns of the Affair · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 10/19

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“No, buddy, you look like a shrink-wrapped Rolls Royce.”

H Meets the Fortico Crew · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 2/13

  • Office chat
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
2 minB1
“Ladies and gentlemen, the first person to ever pass someone on the water slide!”

Duncan Introduces Owen to His Mom · The Way Way Back 2013 · Ch. 18/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
3 minA2
“And how's that working out for you?”

Scarlet Gives Kevin Until Dawn · Minions 2015 · Ch. 12/14

  • Threats
  • Accusations
  • Threatening
2 minB1
“You'll have to top and tail with Jamie, I'm afraid.”

Jamie and Steven Read in Bed · Beautiful Thing 1996 · Ch. 3/11

  • Small talk
  • Arguments
  • Asking
3 minB1
“The Lakers are a flare-up, a fluke.”

Derek Tells His Prison Story · American History X 1998 · Ch. 14/17

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Teasing
2 minB2
“Soon everyone will be wanting to get on the bandwagon.”

A Toast and a Confession · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 14/16

  • Parties
  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing love