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The Circle Ankara
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Welcome.
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Have you made your decision?
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Not that I have a choice.
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I want out of here.
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You do realize your decision should be to not end up here,
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not just to get out I need to work with you to not be here and keep it that way
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It's not something I can think or decide on That's my only option
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We're offering you a better life I don't know, I can't confirm or deny that
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But I'll work on it and we'll handle it
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But with just one condition
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Oh, it's not turnip juice
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There are no compromises in this work
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We'll take care of it.
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My mom.
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This early release or parole or whatever this is, she'd never buy it.
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Why not?
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My mom's.. how do I put it?
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A little different.
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You've been set up with my son.
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Someone gains from you being in jail.
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Doesn't matter now.
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Five years.
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We'll think about it when I get out.
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I only have one son. Who did it?
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Come on, tell me and I'll take care of it.
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Tell me who is responsible.
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Who did it?
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There isn't one.
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I'm gonna be fine.
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Don't worry.
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I want to tell my mother the truth.
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Do you think this is a game, kid?
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Why get your mom involved?
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You get out of prison, she'll be happy.
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You'll just go on with your life.
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That's it.
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You don't know my mom.
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Of course you don't.
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Captain, my grandpa was a tough guy. So was my father. And?
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How should I put it?
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My mom's mind, it works a little bit different.
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Her mind working differently.
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Would that speed up our job or slow it down?
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She'd just know.
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What I'm asking you is, would knowing the truth help all of us?
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I don't know, but if my mom learns the truth, she'll understand our deal and accept it.
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Which would make my job easier.
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Khan, your mom, don't take this the wrong way, but she isn't a very important figure here.
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The job you're doing with us
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Not job, but Mission She should know that
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Well, I get you, Captain.
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You should get me as well.
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That's my condition.
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So you won't do the job unless we let you tell your mom about it?
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I mean, it naturally comes to that.
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Yeah.
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Are you kidding me?
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Just a minute, Bahar.
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So, did you come up with this stuff overnight?
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Yes, he did.
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He did.
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There's nothing to come up with.
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We're talking about my mom here.
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I know exactly how she thinks.
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I can't pursue this job by hiding the truth and lying to my mother.
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Captain, we obviously made a mistake.
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If we knew, we'd just talk to Humerak and get her consent.
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She'd have loved that.
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If she saw us, she'd say the wolf and lamb don't go together.
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Hmm.
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So are you the lamb?
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I have one life, big wolf, not two.
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That'd be enough, sweet lamb.
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Don't you be sad.
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That'd suffice.
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What the hell?
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Gone Corbult.
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Your mom may never know about that DVD.
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It has your father's murder in it.
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She could get vengeful, and then she may be afraid of losing you, which would throw us both off track.
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And what should I say?
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So you're working for the police.
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You don't need to tell her what you do or where and how you do it.
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That's it.
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I don't know.
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Good morning, boss.
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You should have slept, Jihangir.
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I'd have waken you up, my dear.
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Do you have filtered coffee, Ablo?
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Want some Linden tea?
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The others just keep you awake.
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You slept three hours for the last few months.
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You'll just pass out somewhere eventually.
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God forbid.
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If you want to see a doctor, they make you sleep for three days.
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No ton in them.
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You know, they say chamomile tea is good for insomnia.
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Oh.
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All right, I'll try that too.
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What are you doing here, Adam?
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Boss, well, North Taranam's sujuk is something else.
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She uses organic meat with eggs, huh?
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Let him eat.
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You enjoy it, Adam.
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Thanks so much.
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Jihan Ger, would you like me to make you some?
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Well, Adam, what's up with the girl?
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She's fine, boss.
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Took her home after she woke up.
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That's nice, but didn't you check out who she is?
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She's the girl, boss.
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Iskander Bey's daughter.
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What did you say?
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Boss Mujda, you know? That girl.
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Iskander Akai's daughter.
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That Mujda's Iskander's daughter, Mujda?
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Why am I finding that out now?
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Well, you see, I just found out too.
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I thought you knew.
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You even made a face when I asked her a question about where she was from.
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How could I know, boss?
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How could I know, Adam?
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You're right, boss.
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They needed her ID at the hospital, and that was when I realized, though.
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We ran into each other when I got her home.
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Does this Muzda use drugs or anything?
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Tell me.
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No, boss.
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I checked her bag thoroughly.
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She's clean.
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It's all love.
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Butterflies and stuff.
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Youngsters in love.
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Who's she in love with, that soccer player?
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I don't think so, nor Tendenham.
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You never know in such matters Adam You will follow the girl
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Let me know when she meets with the Khan I get you olives Shangir with tomatoes and peppers
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Shangir Of course you get here
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Boss, what do we do with the Qataris?
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We'll be right back.
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What's up, Iskendare?
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You're not the type to barge in here unannounced.
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You coming here so unceremoniously tells me that you're in a hurry.
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You've been the boss for all these years, Ilhan.
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I feel drawn to you.
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I feel like seeing the man who gave me orders.
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Can't I do that?
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Ah, there's your wife.
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She hasn't changed a bit.
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Where's Jihan Gear?
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He here?
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We're getting old, Ilhan.
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Well, I'm obviously good, but you need to die up your roots.
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What do you want, Isken Dare?
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Spit it out.
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I think I'm going to ban this swimming pool thing altogether.
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Why's that?
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Because I don't know how to swim. So you're jealous?
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I am jealous, Ilhan.
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Absence is what motivates people.
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You want it when you don't have it.
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You look at people who have it, and say, why don't I have it? And?
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You say, why don't I have it?
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But only to yourself.
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But if you have power, you shout it out to other people as well.
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I missed our conversations.
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Back in 1977, I said we should move on.
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Literally and figuratively.
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When Sabri Abri, may he rest in peace, was still alive, he came by your shop.
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He was infamous.
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I was scared.
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He'd never talk like we do now, either.
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I knew once he was in his castle, he would draw and shoot.
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He said to me, get out of my way, or I'll shoot your entire family.
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I really am such a gentleman.
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What the hell are you talking about?
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I'm saying I'll shoot, Ilhan.
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Do I need to say more?
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You will withdraw from those contracts like the good boy that you are.
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Where did you find the balls for this, huh?
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I've got a solid defense line.
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I've got my uncles and elders behind me.
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I'm facing up to you because I trust them.
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How's that?
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I told you something.
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You're still going on about balls.
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You just heed my words.
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Get the hell out of here.
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Don't make me a murderer in my own house.
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Ilhan, you'd kill me where I stand if you had your way.
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Drop the murder in my own home, act.
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You kill me and still join my funeral.
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With a bottle of scotch and that junior attitude, you should stop by.
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Sometime for a barbecue.
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Remember where you came from.
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Turkey A forgot about Dallas.
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Never liked me, have you, Yinka?
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What do you mean?
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I'm a mad laugher, Yenga.
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The master of means.
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Go after him.
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T .R.
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Department of Justice.
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Type E.
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Closed Penitentiary Institution.
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Captain, I'm sure you'll make the right decision, but maybe we shouldn't have to deal with this idiot.
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We shouldn't trust him at his word.
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Let's get one of us undercover.
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Give this up, please.
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If he obeyed without conditions, I would feel good.
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It's good he has conditions.
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He's got to think he has bargaining power.
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So we're going through with this?
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Of course we are.
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His conditions aren't too big of a deal.
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I argued against it on purpose.
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Captain, Humara Karabalud isn't someone who's under our control.
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Oh yeah?
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Her only living son's fate is in our hands.
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Could we want more?
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I don't know.
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Besides, we know that her son has a secret in his past.
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Maybe Kazen doesn't know he's been switched, but his mother should know that we know.
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So we'll tell her?
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Of course, we will.
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Well, not Khan, but we'll tell his mother at some point.
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Let him come up with his conditions and stuff.
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The advantage a fox has against a lion is cleverness.
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We'll agree to them huffing and puffing so he thinks we're equals, so that we can work with him.
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So I'm letting him out.
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That's right.
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Let him enjoy time out.
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Don't overdo it.
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Get a move on, Bahar.
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Come on.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Jihangir.
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When I saw your father covered in flour, I thought he was a baker.
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He's not.
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Well, you're baking all the bread, yet your dad's eating it.
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It's a new era, Giangir.
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You should change that mindset as well.
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Come, let's build a bridge, you and I.
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You know I'll never do that at Skander Bay.
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I haven't seen you here before, sir.
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Is there something wrong?
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When population rises, battle ensues, Jihangir.
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Money is not enough for multitudes.
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I took an order and I'm working on it.
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Let me give you my card.
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Take it.
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I don't just hand this out to anyone.
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We're almost namesake, Skid.
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Jihangir, Skinder.
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No difference.
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Let's conquer Athens together.
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See, I made a joke and you picked up on it.
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I need men like you.
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Huh?
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Go.
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Ilhan, our son is chatting it up with Iskender.
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How would the kid know?
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He came to our home uninvited, neither a guest nor a friend.
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He should have been at least a bit suspicious.
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I'm already mad enough.
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Why don't you just leave it alone?
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Jihangir's calmness sometimes drives me crazy.
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He'd barely make a sound if the sky came crashing down.
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He'd just walk away quietly.
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Insomnia is turning him into a different person with each passing day.
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Hey, boss.
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Boss, the Katarys are here.
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Should I stick with them, or just follow the girl?
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I mean, Eskander's girl. That girl.
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We should know when she leaves the house.
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If she won't leave, let a Khan call her and meet her.
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What was her name?
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Mushtey.
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I definitely named her after those old movies.
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I'd never expect this of Iskander.
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Watch the movies and all.
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Who'd have thought?
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Iskander's up to something, Adam.
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I understand.
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We should take some precautions.
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Sure, Voss.
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Voss, I should remind you.
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Your phone's off.
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That's why I came looking for you.
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Locked SIM.
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Your phone was off.
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I turned it off last night.
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Forgot to turn it on.
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Why was Iskender here?
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Iskender came here to challenge your father.
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Dad?
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We used to feed that man.
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Shame on him.
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He should be ashamed.
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Tell me, what did he say, Dad?
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He didn't say anything.
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He's threatening.
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He's going to war.
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He's saying, get out of my way.
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He's not saying anything else.
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But there's nothing going on.
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Why would you do something like that?
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Someone may have encouraged him.
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Iskender's never been a strong man.
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He comes at you twice, he'll chicken out twice.
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He's always threatened your father.
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Gulai, just shut up.
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Son, I don't know anything.
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If you know something, you tell me.
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The guy came here, he threatened me, he made a scene, and then took off.
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But he reacted to something.
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Find out what that is for me, and then you tell me.
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I don't know anything.
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Ankara.
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Let's go.
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Ah, we're the good old violins, clarinets, kanums.
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They're all gone.
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All we have are electrocets and darbuka.
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So what are they doing?
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You can't dance to fadada like all of us.
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Lintel soup.
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Tarhana.
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Organic food.
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You know, the Ministry of Education should study you as a special case.
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A casualty in education.
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You have a way with words, honestly, ma 'am.
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I think you should be in politics.
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Why the hell are you here, hmm?
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Ever thought about it?
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You're here because Captain Sondache believes in you, Khan.
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Look, I don't believe in you.
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And I don't trust you. Do you know Fadayda?
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You're not even from Ankara.
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What, Fadayda?
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What are you babbling about?
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True that.
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That means Fadayda's in my heart of hearts.
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Bumming around doesn't sit well with my heart.
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Well, that is quite clear.
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Come on.
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Wait for me, Istanbul.
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I'm coming.
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Go on, Khan.
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Police, man.
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Khan, go. Did you find him?
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No, boss.
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The Qataris are gone.
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What do you mean, gone?
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Did the man land in Istanbul?
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He did, boss. And?
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Boss, he got off the plane.
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I mean, we waited.
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But he's gone.
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He had one damn job.
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I'm coming now.
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Where are you?
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The cops didn't let us wait.
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We were driving around.
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We had men looking around everywhere.
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welcome boss the qatari is avoiding us or was kidnapped there's no other explanation
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god damn this kinder i don't just hand this card out to anyone
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One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one,
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two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two,
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one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one,
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two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two,
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one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two,
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one, two Kebab shop is Kender Akai
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Back up, we're leaving Let's go.
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Hello?
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Hello, Eskander Bay.
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Come to my shop.
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Let's grab a bite to eat.
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Your trip to Istanbul is at an end, little boy.
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This is not my home, so we're not in Istanbul yet.
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You'll work with us now.
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You'll report to us here.
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They used to call this place the Green House.
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The name stuck.
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Don't mind the white paint job.
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Green would have been better.
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White gets dirty easier.
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I hate big houses anyway.
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Your mother's inside.
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Really?
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You're the only one who's brought her into this.
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Since we're going to solidify our bond, I wanted her here.
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Where is she? Does she know already?
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She does now.
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She knows how to negotiate.
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Negotiate?
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Why did you decide to make my son work for you after all this time?
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Something must have happened.
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Hmm?
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Something must have happened for my son to be useful to you now.
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That's the real thing you need to disclose.
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What happened, Jamal Bey?
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I thought she was just sly at first.
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But her mind's sharp as well.
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Captain, do we gain anything from this?
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Umaira is no ordinary person.
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We should keep that in mind.
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Well, would she be able to help us out?
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As long as we're on the same side, she won't be harmful.
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Come on.
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Tell me, how was your trip?
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Good.
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I danced to Fedida.
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Good for you.
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I wish I was there.
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What were they talking about?
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This slimeball danced at a rust area we stopped at on the way.
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He's talking about that.
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Why didn't you call from the road?
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We could have talked.
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I wasn't allowed a phone, Mom.
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They're speaking in code.
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I swear, they're speaking in code.
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Guys, get us some tea.
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So your kid danced to Fidaida, huh?
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I wouldn't call that dancing.
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No, no. He did.
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He did.
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No weddings.
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He couldn't dance anywhere else.
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You never know.
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Never know what.
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I mean weddings.
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Festivities and all.
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Hmm.
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Who's the young lady, Jamal Bey?
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Bahar.
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She kept your son company.
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They came from Ankara together.
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Did she know? So, let's talk business.
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Yes, let's.
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this person you're after Ilhan Tepele was my late husband's close friend I haven't seen him for a long time but
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he'd employ Khan if I asked him no that's not what we want
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so we want him to get a job in one of Tepele's businesses
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and work his way up eventually with his own effort.
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But Ilhan Tepele is sure to find out about Khan.
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He'll be someone who secretly got a job there.
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If that were to surface, nothing good would come out of it, would it?
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No, Humayrahanem.
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We'll give him a new identity.
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He killed his father.
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Isn't that true?
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Well, there's such a rumor, but we're not entirely sure.
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There shouldn't be any secrets between us.
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Jamal Sandikji.
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You know about the DVD?
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He dances to Freda well.
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When the hell did you do this?
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Alright, alright, kudos to you, but when did you slip past me?
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I was watching you, Khan.
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When did you blab it out?
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I promise.
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I'll tell you if we ever dance together.
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Get lost.
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No need for dramatics.
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I'll talk to Ilhan Tepele.
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He'll employ my son.
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Though the real problem seems to be something else.
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And what would that be?
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Well, if you're after the people who are behind Ilhan Tepele, it seems those people have discarded Ilhan Tepele.
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I mean, they say he's about to get booted.
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That's what they say.
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And how did you get this information?
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I lost my husband.
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And I can't lose my son.
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We're putting our lives on the line here.
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Okay.
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That's news to us.
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Who wants to step into Pele's shoes?
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I mean, who will bring him down?
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Iskander.
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Okai.
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Kebab shop.
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Let him through.
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Come, Jihan, you're here.
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Remember the Qatari?
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Come, sit down.
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Now, we all have an abundance of water.
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It's taken from wells not oil wells,
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but water wells as a result tell my Qatari brother I'll have my men make you some well kebab with lamb meat.
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The fire will cook the meat from down below, and its fat will sink into the hot pot.
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After that comes your peel -off, with garnish or spice.
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I'll put that right next to it.
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Then you'll tell me, Shame on me.
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I've wasted my life away
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it will melt just like butter in your mouth boy oh boy spoken like a true poet
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interpreter take my qatari brother here to the kitchen the cooks
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will tell him about the pumpkin dessert he'll see what a blessing
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it is with his own eyes he should learn what that pumpkin goes through until it's almost like gum.
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I'm an ambassador of tourism.
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You can leave, go.
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This is unacceptable.
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What's unacceptable?
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Giving you the SIM card?
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Eating with a Qatari? or scaring your precious Ilhan Teppeli.
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I have nine strings, my boy.
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I play a different tune with every touch.
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You just tell me what it is you want.
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Don't talk about that.
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I want you with me.
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The meat your dad sells is trash.
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Whoever sees a chef in the meat leaves the shop.
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You've seen the Qatari.
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He sat here because he liked my trade.
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Didn't even mention him.
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You saw, did he look like he was being forced?
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Forget the Qatari.
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What do you want with my dad?
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For him to quit.
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For you to take over.
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And then for you to come work for me. Or what? Or else.
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That which doesn't bend gets broken.
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I'll plow the field and leave.
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I'll level Ilhantepoli's fields and vineyards.
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And let them lie fallow.
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Capiche?
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I think you got it.
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I have your girl, Mujdo.
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Damn!
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Damn you!
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I will take you to the woods
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And make you search
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For bear cubs bleeding
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Do you even hear what you're saying?
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I guess The guitar is too big for you
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Don't ever patronize me
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Where's my daughter?
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Tell me!
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What do you want?
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What do you think about this tape?
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You're my guiding star, ma 'am.
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What do you think?
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Two things.
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First, are any of these true are they it doesn't matter even
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if it is true it's the police who have to prove that any chance of it not being true maybe
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then we're back to square one no we are we are we have information you said two things what's the second
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they want us to get our revenge son who wants that
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when i say this don't get mad what do you mean son as i said you're my guiding star
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i never had a father the absence don't say that don't say that my son
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It's the truth, it's the truth.
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That's why the tape doesn't mean anything to me.
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If I get my revenge.
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It's for what they have put you through.
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They put you through it.
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You've been through a lot too, son.
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They left you with no father.
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I've handled that nicely.
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You haven't.
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You couldn't, son.
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You wouldn't be in prison if you had your dad.
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We'd have led a different life.
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They toyed with our lives.
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Look, let me tell you this,
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if one day, one of us ever happens to forget that,
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we'll remind each other, okay?
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We will remind each other.
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They toyed with our lives.
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Let's go.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Circle - Episode 2”. This video has 575 sentences and 3668 words to shadow. The speech runs for 41:21. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 115 of its 575 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lamb noun | /ˈlæm/ | A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| threaten verb | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| transcription noun | /tɹænˈskɹɪpʃən/ | The act or process of transcribing. |
| tape noun | /teɪ̯p/ | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| alright | /ɔlˈɹaɪt/ | Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK. |
| organic adjective | /ɔːˈɡænɪk/ | Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. |
| wolf noun | /wʊlf/ | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| absence noun | /ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/ | A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship |
| toy noun | /tɔɪ/ | Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. |
| revenge noun | /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ | Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice. |
| jealous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/ | Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| negotiate verb | /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ | To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. |
| employ verb | /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ | To retain (someone) as an employee. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| back up verb | To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| face up to verb | To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you made your decision?
- You say, why don't I have it?
- Why don't you just leave it alone?
- Why didn't you call from the road?
- Do you even hear what you're saying?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if my mom learns the truth, she'll understand · If we knew, we'd just · If she saw us, she'd say |
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to feed · used to call |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you made · You've been set · have filtered |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | You've been set · been switched · was kidnapped |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 173 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, withdraw /wɪðˈdɹɔ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: transcription /tɹænˈskɹɪpʃən/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, trash /tɹæʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, unacceptable /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/
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 lamb, remind, threaten.
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.