How I Met Your Mother S01E02 vocabulary: the 154 English words to know

413 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 79% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 87%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
roof 15
00:06:43"Want to see the roof?"
casual 12
00:02:16I mean, the most I can handle right now is something casual.
show up 9
00:05:59So, Gatsby, what are you gonna do when Robin shows up?
ask out 8
00:00:41So I asked her out.
beer 6
00:18:26we could all, uh, you know, get a beer.
dip 6
00:04:52Oh, you know, just, uh, shopping for, uh, dip.
invite 5
00:03:00I invite her to our party next Friday.
switch 5
00:16:43What? That was the off switch.
jackass 4
00:18:01I've made such a jackass of myself here.
page 3
00:03:41I have a 25-page paper on constitutional law due Monday.
crane 3
00:05:03Yeah, kid stuck in a crane machine.
casually 3
00:06:17and I casually give her one of these: "Hey, what's up?"
bro 2
00:10:47Thanks, bro.
sweetie 2
00:10:22Come on, sweetie, I need a drink.
shirt 2
00:03:56Like my shirt.
suggest 2
00:00:33I suggest we play a little game I like to call "Have you met Ted?"
barely 2
00:03:44I barely started.
swing 2
00:05:18We're, uh, we're having a party next Friday, if you feel like swinging by.
toy 2
00:05:10You just had to have that toy, didn't you?
underwear 2
00:04:01Or... my underwear.
spin 2
00:02:01I'm gonna spin that as good.
charm 2
00:02:07But, that's part of my charm.
purple 2
00:04:37And, all in the pursuit of a stuffed, purple giraffe.
minus 2
00:19:40He got a B-minus.
engage 2
00:00:17Right. So, back in 2005, when I was 27, my two best friends got engaged,
reserve 2
00:08:12Hey, hey, I got that roof reserved.
introduction 2
00:12:30Has anybody seen An Introduction to Contract Tort and Restitution Statutes from 1865-1923?
giraffe 2
00:04:37And, all in the pursuit of a stuffed, purple giraffe.
statute 2
00:12:30Has anybody seen An Introduction to Contract Tort and Restitution Statutes from 1865-1923?
foxy 2
00:06:12showing some foxy young thing all my cool architect stuff.
restitution 2
00:12:30Has anybody seen An Introduction to Contract Tort and Restitution Statutes from 1865-1923?
scoping 2
00:07:37Scoping.
dayer 2
00:11:47I guess there's no chance your two-dayer turned into a three-dayer?
knock back 2
00:19:28I'm going to knock back this beer.
turn off 2
00:16:33Just like you can't turn off the way you feel.
french 1
00:09:33Get French onion!
carry 1
00:19:49I'll help carry.
cute 1
00:05:15Cute kid.
continue 1
00:11:51It did, indeed. The party continues tonight.
shop 1
00:04:52Oh, you know, just, uh, shopping for, uh, dip.
grab 1
00:04:29...where four-year-old Leroy Ellenberg has climbed inside a grab-a-prize machine and gotten stuck.
stuck 1
00:04:29...where four-year-old Leroy Ellenberg has climbed inside a grab-a-prize machine and gotten stuck.
rid 1
00:10:39Yeah. I was trying to think, what's the quickest way to get rid of a girl you just met?
moon 1
00:06:51Oh, the moon, the stars, the shimmering skyline.
decide 1
00:00:58So, a week went by, and I decided not to call her.
begin 1
00:20:13I mean, where do you even begin?
chicken 1
00:11:42Hey, ain't no thing but a chicken wing, mamacita.
indeed 1
00:11:51It did, indeed. The party continues tonight.
leg 1
00:03:11Oh, and Lily, that's my leg.
complete 1
00:00:55I mean, I'd made a complete fool of myself.
fresh 1
00:18:22Well, uh, maybe in a few months, after it's not so fresh,
roll 1
00:09:11Yeah, uh... it's a two-day party, 'cause that's just how we roll.
extra 1
00:03:35Lily had been, well, extra affectionate.
weekend 1
00:05:23Oh, I'm going back home next weekend.
conversation 1
00:06:29And, I casually return to my conversation.
tape 1
00:19:17Stop the tape. Rewind. Play it again.
practice 1
00:16:09and have kids and drive them to soccer practice."
career 1
00:13:23Ted, I'm jeopardizing my law career so you can throw not one,
incredible 1
00:00:27She was incredible.
recognize 1
00:01:19Lily recognized me from the news and...
jealous 1
00:19:10Are you jealous?
introduce 1
00:13:56One of the reasons I threw these parties was so that I could introduce you
finger 1
00:03:32Ever since Marshall put that ring on her finger,
style 1
00:07:11- Crazy monkey style... - That's not the plan.
loss 1
00:08:06Your loss, her gain.
silver 1
00:08:01On a silver platter.
repeat 1
00:11:15Repeat after me.
monkey 1
00:07:11- Crazy monkey style... - That's not the plan.
unbelievable 1
00:19:05Unbelievable.
smoking 1
00:07:14Ted, look at her. She's smoking!
schedule 1
00:03:23Now, if only I knew her schedule, I could arrange a chance encounter.
charming 1
00:02:11Oh, totally. I mean, he's sweet, he's charming,
climb 1
00:04:29...where four-year-old Leroy Ellenberg has climbed inside a grab-a-prize machine and gotten stuck.
detail 1
00:00:15In excruciating detail.
solid 1
00:07:01Solid plan, my little friend.
disaster 1
00:19:07That's just a recipe for disaster. They work together!
cruel 1
00:13:00you don't have to be cruel.
sweat 1
00:15:30Hey, no sweat, hombre.
wing 1
00:11:42Hey, ain't no thing but a chicken wing, mamacita.
arrange 1
00:03:23Now, if only I knew her schedule, I could arrange a chance encounter.
rabbit 1
00:10:29Whoa! Whoa, rabbits!
gain 1
00:08:06Your loss, her gain.
sport 1
00:16:11I'm not going to force sports on them unless they're interested.
interrupt 1
00:05:44Hey, am I interrupting anything?
skip 1
00:02:36I want her to skip to the end and do the whole happily-ever-after thing.
slightly 1
00:04:10Not even slightly.
odds 1
00:04:50What are the odds?
cloud 1
00:02:31I'm going to be a mushroom cloud of casual.
disturb 1
00:11:11Now, the kid has got to get to work, and the kid is not to be disturbed.
happily 1
00:02:36I want her to skip to the end and do the whole happily-ever-after thing.
magical 1
00:08:09Can I show you the roof? It's magical up there.
concept 1
00:01:06I was briefly in love with the abstract concept of getting married.
height 1
00:07:02We're the same height.
lame 1
00:12:14Well, this is lame.
soccer 1
00:16:09and have kids and drive them to soccer practice."
bump 1
00:03:21I just got to bump into her somewhere.
rap 1
00:07:21Ted, let's rap.
stuffed 1
00:04:37And, all in the pursuit of a stuffed, purple giraffe.
sailor 1
00:01:22Hello, sailor!
recipe 1
00:19:07That's just a recipe for disaster. They work together!
spill 1
00:01:52Come on, spill it, Red!
encounter 1
00:03:23Now, if only I knew her schedule, I could arrange a chance encounter.
pursuit 1
00:04:37And, all in the pursuit of a stuffed, purple giraffe.
architect 1
00:06:12showing some foxy young thing all my cool architect stuff.
sponsor 1
00:01:39As your sponsor, I will not let you relapse.
sweaty 1
00:05:13You're all sweaty!
onion 1
00:09:33Get French onion!
stalker 1
00:03:26That's great, Ted-- you'll be the most casual stalker ever.
briefly 1
00:01:06I was briefly in love with the abstract concept of getting married.
recess 1
00:12:24Ready for a little 15 minute recess?
mushroom 1
00:02:31I'm going to be a mushroom cloud of casual.
acquire 1
00:07:42Target acquired!
bladder 1
00:09:00He was in there a long time, and little kids have small bladders.
dork 1
00:07:40Man, you're a dork.
boundary 1
00:04:15Boundaries.
coaster 1
00:13:21is not a coaster!
platter 1
00:08:01On a silver platter.
squeak 1
00:01:49Lily, you squeaked?
abstract 1
00:01:06I was briefly in love with the abstract concept of getting married.
constitutional 1
00:03:41I have a 25-page paper on constitutional law due Monday.
jeopardize 1
00:13:23Ted, I'm jeopardizing my law career so you can throw not one,
rewind 1
00:19:17Stop the tape. Rewind. Play it again.
affectionate 1
00:03:35Lily had been, well, extra affectionate.
relapse 1
00:01:39As your sponsor, I will not let you relapse.
dazzle 1
00:04:20I'm reporting from the Razzle Dazzle Supermarket on 75th and Columbus...
eagerly 1
00:06:08Not eagerly waiting by the door.
excruciating 1
00:00:15In excruciating detail.
hombre 1
00:15:30Hey, no sweat, hombre.
shimmering 1
00:06:51Oh, the moon, the stars, the shimmering skyline.
cuddling 1
00:09:43But, it's got to be, like, super-quick, and no cuddling after.
modification 1
00:07:03But, may I suggest one little modification.
skyline 1
00:06:51Oh, the moon, the stars, the shimmering skyline.
drafting 1
00:06:10No, I'm across the room at my drafting table,
statistic 1
00:07:23Statistic: At every New York party, there's always a girl who has no idea whose party she's at.
insincere 1
00:17:53Look, I know it sounds insincere when people say that, but...
trifecta 1
00:11:54Yeah. Uh, last night, people were like, "Keep it going, bro. Party trifecta."
mamacita 1
00:11:42Hey, ain't no thing but a chicken wing, mamacita.
a-prize 1
call up 1
00:03:18All right, so call her up.
chat up 1
00:07:07That foxy young thing you were chatting up, take her up to the roof and have sex with her.
chunged 1
00:11:08Everybody wanged, everybody chunged.
flapper 1
00:02:23This flapper? Fort Knox.
get up 1
00:06:47Get her up to the roof, and the roof takes care of the rest.
hang out 1
00:18:03We start hanging out, every time I see you it'll be like, "Oh, that's right. I'm a jackass."
head up 1
00:14:37Yeah, well, the one is heading up to the roof.
make out 1
00:16:40Off. Let's make out.
plan out 1
00:06:01Okay, I got it all planned out.
set up 1
00:15:38look, I didn't throw this party to set you up with Carlos,
stroll over 1
00:06:16So, Robin strolls over,
super-quick 1
00:09:43But, it's got to be, like, super-quick, and no cuddling after.

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