Desperate Housewives S01E01 vocabulary: the 423 English words to know

797 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 73% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 84%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
salad 5
00:26:29I'll go put in your orders and I'll be back with your plates for the salad bar.
get out 5
00:12:28You three planned this? All right. That's it. Get out.
smoke 4
00:23:47You are much too young to smoke.
chicken 4
00:02:53Lynette Scavo brought fried chicken.
funeral 4
00:02:43After the funeral, all the residents of Wisteria Lane
cooking 4
00:05:18Bree was known for her cooking. And for making her own clothes.
quietly 4
00:00:54quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection.
neighbor 4
00:01:17My body was discovered by my neighbor, Mrs. Martha Huber,
bean 4
00:19:57- Like French onion or navy bean? - Your father can't eat onions.
onion 4
00:19:57- Like French onion or navy bean? - Your father can't eat onions.
macaroni 4
00:06:25brought macaroni and cheese.
clog 4
00:11:23Plumber. So if you ever have a clog...
grab 3
00:12:55Think I won't get in this pool and just grab you? Get out!
kitchen 3
00:02:17And, for a moment, Mrs. Huber stood motionless in her kitchen,
risk 3
00:03:57Are you willing to risk that?
mention 3
00:04:46mention how much I paid for your necklace.
cook 3
00:02:59She didn't cook much while moving up the corporate ladder.
pool 3
00:12:18- You said we could go in the pool. - I said you could go by the pool.
divorce 3
00:06:57A year had passed since the divorce.
cheese 3
00:06:25brought macaroni and cheese.
pipe 3
00:04:36Gabrielle liked her paella piping hot.
grief 3
00:02:21grief-stricken by this senseless tragedy.
basket 3
00:05:15brought baskets of muffins she baked from scratch.
plumber 3
00:11:23Plumber. So if you ever have a clog...
appreciate 2
00:03:25Lynette would've appreciated the irony if she'd thought about it.
quit 2
00:03:09"Why not quit yourjob?"
suddenly 2
00:39:57And suddenly there he was. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
decide 2
00:01:03That's why it was so astonishing when I decided to go to my hallway closet
pregnant 2
00:03:05But when her doctor announced she was pregnant, her husband Tom had an idea.
taste 2
00:04:14Since her modeling days in New York, Gabrielle had developed a taste
breakfast 2
00:00:36I made breakfast for my family.
burn 2
00:06:45She burned it the night Karl told her he was leaving her for his secretary.
bathroom 2
00:20:50It explains why you're always in the bathroom.
size 2
00:41:30Size eight? Ha! She always told me she was a size six.
serve 2
00:20:35- You'd rather I served pork and beans? - Apologize now, I beg.
project 2
00:00:43I completed my projects.
survive 2
00:09:24I just don't know how I'm gonna survive this.
sugar 2
00:24:04In fifth grade I made the White House out of sugar cubes.
block 2
00:04:08Gabrielle Solis who lives down the block brought a spicy paella.
loss 2
00:13:34Paul, we have to leave now. Once again, I am so sorry for your loss.
secretary 2
00:06:45She burned it the night Karl told her he was leaving her for his secretary.
rent 2
00:11:07Thanks. I'm Mike Delfino. I just started renting the Sims' house next door.
meal 2
00:06:02The least I could do was give you a decent meal
soup 2
00:19:49Why can't we ever have normal soup?
healthy 2
00:10:07What problems could she have had? She was healthy,
neighborhood 2
00:03:36I am not going to be humiliated in front of the entire neighborhood.
borrow 2
00:01:36she decided to return the blender she had borrowed from me six months before.
toast 2
00:32:15...who used to burn the toast and drink milk out of the carton?
navy 2
00:19:57- Like French onion or navy bean? - Your father can't eat onions.
cheer 2
00:12:08- [Boy] Stop! - [Boys cheer]
closet 2
00:01:03That's why it was so astonishing when I decided to go to my hallway closet
possibility 2
00:37:43And just like that, the possibility Susan had clung to,
plastic 2
00:23:51How would you feel if I used your child support payments for plastic surgery?
fifth 2
00:21:30Tom, this is my fifth message and you still haven't called me back.
grass 2
00:33:34- It hasn't. Feel this grass. - I'm not feeling the grass.
discover 2
00:01:17My body was discovered by my neighbor, Mrs. Martha Huber,
necklace 2
00:04:46mention how much I paid for your necklace.
pork 2
00:20:29Tim Harper's mom gets home from work, pops open a can of pork and beans,
fried 2
00:02:53Lynette Scavo brought fried chicken.
lawn 2
00:33:22The lawn hasn't been mowed. I've had it. We're getting a real gardener.
gasp 2
00:22:48[Gasps]
bark 2
00:14:22- Hi... - [dog barks]
peach 2
00:30:16- It's been a little rough. - Hi. Yeah. Peaches.
condom 2
00:31:16The doctor took me off the pill. Put on a condom.
squeal 2
00:11:50- [Baby squeals] - Ow.
grunt 2
00:29:15[Grunts]
ribbon 2
00:05:51It was no trouble. The basket with the red ribbon is for your guests.
muffin 2
00:05:15brought baskets of muffins she baked from scratch.
desperation 2
00:08:26most men live lives of quiet desperation."
mow 2
00:33:22The lawn hasn't been mowed. I've had it. We're getting a real gardener.
paella 2
00:04:08Gabrielle Solis who lives down the block brought a spicy paella.
check out 2
00:41:28You guys, check out Mary Alice's clothes.
find out 2
00:09:34If we can face them head-on, that's when we find out how strong we really are.
french 1
00:19:57- Like French onion or navy bean? - Your father can't eat onions.
sake 1
00:10:20She lives 50 feet away, for God sakes.
upset 1
00:35:59- It's upset? - Yeah.
doubt 1
00:15:15And Dad said he doubted it. And then they both laughed.
plane 1
00:21:42so unless you call me back by noon, we're getting a plane and joining you.
mmm 1
00:18:47Let me see. Mmm.
gift 1
00:15:38Hi, Mike. I brought you a house-warming gift.
support 1
00:23:51How would you feel if I used your child support payments for plastic surgery?
wind 1
00:17:39[Wind chimes]
usually 1
00:25:16- The clog's in the pipe. - Yeah, that's usually where they are.
owe 1
00:32:05who says things like "We owe the Hendersons a dinner."
everywhere 1
00:02:03It's my neighbor. I think she's been shot. There's blood everywhere.
address 1
00:41:39- What's that? - A letter addressed to Mary Alice.
nervous 1
00:23:56Stop being nervous. You're just asking him to dinner. No big deal.
press 1
00:18:28But I'm keeping my back pressed against the wall the entire time.
foot 1
00:10:20She lives 50 feet away, for God sakes.
crap 1
00:22:02- Lynette Scavo? - [Under her breath] Crap.
type 1
00:05:58It's got rolls, muffins, breakfast type things.
race 1
00:16:51And just like that, the race for Mike Delfino had begun.
begin 1
00:16:51And just like that, the race for Mike Delfino had begun.
enemy 1
00:16:31Susan had met the enemy. And she was a slut.
earlier 1
00:15:41I should've brought something by earlier.
bunch 1
00:26:14Somebody stuffed a bunch of Popsicle sticks down here.
admit 1
00:28:00But sadly for Bree, admitting defeat was not an option.
arm 1
00:13:05All right, give me your arm.
kick 1
00:14:25I'm Julie. I kicked my ball into your backyard.
favorite 1
00:21:52- Where are your brothers? - Noodles, my favorite.
complete 1
00:00:43I completed my projects.
video 1
00:26:39They have video games. Can we go play until our food gets here?
however 1
00:04:39However, her relationship with her husband was considerably cooler.
fresh 1
00:20:46and you have been as fresh as paint for the last six months.
treat 1
00:41:44To have something I tried so desperately to keep secret, treated so casually.
roll 1
00:05:58It's got rolls, muffins, breakfast type things.
cost 1
00:19:24It cost him $23,000.
memory 1
00:14:33His wife died a year ago. In LA there were too many memories.
pop 1
00:20:29Tim Harper's mom gets home from work, pops open a can of pork and beans,
suspect 1
00:28:08I got you the honey mustard dressing. The ranch looked a little bit suspect.
awful 1
00:39:13Susan, are you all right? You look awful.
lay 1
00:02:40I was laid to rest on a Monday.
willing 1
00:03:57Are you willing to risk that?
sweetheart 1
00:33:59Good luck, sweetheart.
beg 1
00:20:35- You'd rather I served pork and beans? - Apologize now, I beg.
drug 1
00:20:42- Are you doing drugs? - What?
apologize 1
00:20:35- You'd rather I served pork and beans? - Apologize now, I beg.
restaurant 1
00:03:21she was now forced to get her chicken from the fast-food restaurant.
conversation 1
00:05:04It came up in the context of the conversation.
milk 1
00:32:15...who used to burn the toast and drink milk out of the carton?
breath 1
00:22:02- Lynette Scavo? - [Under her breath] Crap.
breathe 1
00:25:38[Breathes heavily]
example 1
00:07:29I don't like that word, Julie. But, yeah, that's a great example.
travel 1
00:15:57- Hello there. - "... travels quickly."
oil 1
00:25:51And this cooking oil.
remain 1
00:16:59would remain friendly.
concerned 1
00:13:43Lynette shouldn't have been so concerned about my husband.
discuss 1
00:28:25If you think I'll discuss my marriage in a place
recognize 1
00:29:10But he recognized it instantly.
pretend 1
00:07:19Sometimes people pretend to be one way, when they're totally different inside.
shirt 1
00:06:40It was too watery the night she found lipstick on Karl's shirt.
guest 1
00:05:51It was no trouble. The basket with the red ribbon is for your guests.
aware 1
00:12:00Are you aware of what your sons are doing?
afford 1
00:19:14...I can't afford to lose this job.
purpose 1
00:14:37He's renting for tax purposes, but hopes to buy soon.
surgery 1
00:23:51How would you feel if I used your child support payments for plastic surgery?
gentleman 1
00:36:12Edie is having a gentleman friend over for dinner,
alarm 1
00:38:35- [Smoke alarm] - Oh, my God! That's smoke!
finger 1
00:18:43- Is your finger OK? - Yeah, it's just a small cut.
bright 1
00:02:30it was her ability to look on the bright side.
paint 1
00:20:46and you have been as fresh as paint for the last six months.
remind 1
00:17:04But she was reminded that when it came to men...
chest 1
00:04:49Why not pin the receipt to my chest?
stomach 1
00:35:54Not too well, I'm afraid. I'm trying to find something to soothe my stomach.
sudden 1
00:23:36with a sudden urge to blow my brains out.
page 1
00:08:20Ah, yes, page one of the philanderer's handbook.
rough 1
00:30:16- It's been a little rough. - Hi. Yeah. Peaches.
warning 1
00:20:44Change in behavior is a warning sign
priest 1
00:16:15[Priest] Wh... Ah!
invite 1
00:16:43That's... great. I'd invite you in, but I was in the middle of something.

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