Shadowing Practice: Command Instant Respect | Discover Advanced English Nuances with Game of Thrones - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do you sound obsequious at work?
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Stop being a servant!
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Master ruthless English vocabulary with Game of Thrones today.
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And every day that he remains a prisoner, the less our name commands respect.
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So the lion does concern himself with the opinions.
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No, that's not an opinion.
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It's a fact.
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If another house can seize one of our own and hold him captive with impunity, we are no longer a house to be feared.
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If he remains a prisoner, the less our name commands respect.
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Commands respect.
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To command respect is a powerful C1 -level collocation.
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It does not mean to give orders.
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It means to possess a quality or presence that compels others to admire and respect you automatically.
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It implies natural authority.
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Her deep knowledge of the industry commands respect from all her peers.
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It describes someone whose expertise naturally forces others to admire them.
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if another house can seize one of our own
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and hold him one of our own is a phrase of
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intense tribal loyalty it refers to a member of your specific group family
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or organization use it to emphasize solidarity
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and an us versus them mentality one of our own is
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a phrase of intense tribal loyalty it refers to a member of your specific group family
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or organization use it to emphasize solidarity and an us -versus -them mentality.
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We can't abandon him.
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He is one of our own.
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It expresses deep loyalty to a group member in trouble.
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Seize.
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Seize implies much more than just taking.
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It suggests grabbing something suddenly, forcefully, and often legally or militarily.
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Tywin chooses this word to paint the capture as an act of aggression and theft.
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The army seized control of the capital city before dawn.
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It highlights the sudden and forceful nature of the capture.
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Seize one of our own and hold him captive.
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With impunity, we are no longer with impunity.
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With impunity is a sophisticated C2 expression derived from Latin.
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It means doing something, usually bad or illegal, without any fear of punishment or consequences.
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It creates a tone of lawlessness or untouchable power.
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The dictator silenced his critics with impunity for years.
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It describes acting without fear of retribution.
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My cat knocks glasses off the table with impunity because she knows she's cute.
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A humorous look at someone breaking rules because they know they are safe.
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to concern oneself with means to give attention to
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or worry about something it is a formal way of saying
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care about in this context tywin uses it to show superior indifference it implies
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that the subject is beneath his notice a ceo doesn't concern
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himself with the color of the office staplers it shows
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that a person of high status ignores minor details i suppose i should be grateful
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that your vanity got in the vanity
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vanity usually refers to excessive pride in one's appearance however here it refers to excessive pride in one's own abilities
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or achievements it's the quality of needing to be admired tywin
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is saying jamie cares too much about his reputation he entered
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the competition out of pure vanity just to prove he was
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the best it describes doing something solely to boost one's own ego i should be grateful
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that your vanity got in the way of your recklessness this
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get in the way of to get in the way of means to obstruct hinder
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or prevent something from happening usually we talk about physical obstacles
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but here it's abstract one personality trait vanity stopped another recklessness it's a sophisticated way to describe internal conflict
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don't let your fear of failure get in the way of your success it advises against allowing emotions to hinder progress You
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So, the words stick in your throat.
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When the queen proclaims one king and the hand proclaims another, whose piece do the gold cloaks protect? Who do they follow?
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The man who pays them.
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Also, the words stick in your throat.
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Words stick in your throat.
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If words stick in your throat, you are unable to say them because of strong emotion, guilt, or reluctance.
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It vividly describes the physical sensation of wanting to speak, but being stopped by your own conscience.
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Use this for dramatic moments of hesitation.
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I try to apologize, but the words stuck in my throat.
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It expresses the difficulty of speaking due to heavy emotion or pride.
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The queen proclaims one king and the hand proclaims another.
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Proclaims.
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Proclaim is a formal verb, meaning to announce something officially or publicly.
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It is much stronger than say or announce.
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Kings, governments, and leaders proclaim laws or wars.
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Using this word adds weight and authority to the statement.
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The government proclaimed a state of emergency after the storm.
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It shows an official and serious public announcement.
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The man who pays them.
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Defining relative clause.
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The man who pays them uses a defining relative clause.
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The clause who pays them is essential to identify which man.
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Littlefinger is emphasizing that loyalty isn't about titles, but specifically about the person holding the money.
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It creates a cynical, transactional tone.
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He is the only candidate who understands the economy.
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It specifies exactly which person is being discussed based on a trait.
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but that wasn't one of them oh but it was
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when you play the game of thrones you win or you die there is no middle ground
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when you play the game of thrones you win game of thrones the game of thrones has become a massive cultural reference.
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It refers to complex, ruthless political maneuvering where people fight for power.
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You can use this metaphorically in business or office politics to describe a high -stakes, cutthroat environment.
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The boardroom struggle for CEO was a real game of thrones.
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It compares a corporate power struggle to a ruthless political battle.
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there is no middle ground middle ground middle ground refers to a position of compromise
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or an intermediate option between two extremes by saying there is
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no middle ground Searcy means compromise is impossible this is a key phrase in negotiations
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and debates we need to find a middle ground between cutting costs
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and quality it expresses the need for a compromise between two opposing ideas.
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He who is a classic formal structure used in Proverbs, e .g., he who hesitates is lost.
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Renly uses it to sound authoritative and timeless.
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It creates a rule -like statement meaning the person who possesses the king controls the country.
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He who pays the piper calls the tune.
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It means the person funding an event gets to make the decisions.
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Every moment you delay gives Cersei another moment to prepare by
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the time Robert every moment you delay this structure implies urgent consequence instead of saying
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if you wait saying every moment you delay quantifies the cost of hesitation it creates high pressure use this
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when you need to convince someone to act immediately
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every moment we delay the fire spreads further it emphasizes the immediate danger of wasting time
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you take me for a servant we took you for a man of the night's watch
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but perhaps we were wrong in that may i go as you wish
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you take me for a servant we took you for take
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me for to take someone for something means to mistake them or assume they are something else.
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Usually, it implies an insult, as in, do you think I am stupid?
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Or, do you think I am a servant?
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It's a great phrase for expressing indignation.
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Do you take me for a fool?
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I know you're lying.
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It challenges someone who thinks they can easily trick you. For servant.
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We took you for a man of the night's watch.
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Took you for Here, took you for is used differently.
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It means we assumed you were.
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It expresses disappointment.
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They thought he was one thing, a man of the watch, but his actions suggest he is less.
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It highlights a gap between expectation and reality.
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I took you for a friend, but you betrayed me.
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It expresses disappointment that someone wasn't who they seemed to be.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 125 sentences and 1371 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:27. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| refer verb | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | To direct the attention of (someone toward something). |
| throne noun | /θɹəʊ̯n/ | An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions. |
| seize verb | /ˈsiːz/ | To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. |
| vanity noun | /ˈvænəti/ | That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. |
| throat noun | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | The front part of the neck. |
| servant noun | /ˈsɝvənt/ | One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave. |
| imply verb | /ɪmˈplaɪ/ | To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence. |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| loyalty noun | /ˈlɔɪəlti/ | The state of being loyal; fidelity. |
| emphasize verb | /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ | To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something). |
| formal adjective | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | In accordance with established forms. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| compromise noun | /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ | The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. |
| clause noun | /klɔːz/ | A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each… |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as wasn't, can't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throne /θɹəʊ̯n/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, ruthless /ˈɹuːθləs/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, theft /θɛft/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, solidarity /ˌsɑ.ləˈdæɹ.ə.ti/, mentality /mɛnˈtæləti/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like refer, throne, seize.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be feared · be admired · being stopped |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | man who pays · person who possesses · someone who thinks |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.