Inception (2010): English words to learn
1158 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 75% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 87%.
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| Word | Uses |
|---|---|
| subconscious | 27 |
| 00:03:22Mr. Saito, we can train your subconscious to defend itself... | |
| wake up | 25 |
| 00:08:49Killing him would just wake him up. | |
| kick | 20 |
| 00:52:39- A kick. - What's a kick? | |
| build | 18 |
| 00:23:38It's the chance to build cathedrals, entire cities... | |
| level | 18 |
| 00:23:54They just design the levels and teach them to the dreamers. That's all. | |
| projection | 16 |
| 00:29:10- Who are the people? - Projections of my subconscious. | |
| create | 14 |
| 00:26:15Imagine you're designing a building. You consciously create each aspect. | |
| reality | 13 |
| 00:24:09Come back to reality, Dom. | |
| combination | 11 |
| 01:10:43...is his personal safe. We need the combination. | |
| choose | 10 |
| 00:20:01Then I choose to leave, sir. | |
| subject | 10 |
| 00:06:05Actually, the subject is partial to postwar British painters. | |
| plant | 10 |
| 00:19:31...why can't you plant one there instead? | |
| maze | 10 |
| 00:25:11You have two minutes to design a maze that it takes one minute to solve. | |
| memory | 9 |
| 00:32:50Never re-create places from your memory. Always imagine new places. | |
| grow | 8 |
| 00:36:14...in order for it to grow naturally in your subject's mind. It's a subtle art. | |
| design | 8 |
| 00:23:54They just design the levels and teach them to the dreamers. That's all. | |
| inception | 8 |
| 00:19:22- What do you want from us? - Inception. | |
| impossible | 7 |
| 00:03:03Once an idea has taken hold of the brain, it's almost impossible to eradicate. | |
| route | 7 |
| 01:01:32Complete the job en route... | |
| dreamer | 7 |
| 00:23:54They just design the levels and teach them to the dreamers. That's all. | |
| teach | 6 |
| 00:03:37And I can teach them to you, so that even when you're asleep... | |
| jump | 6 |
| 00:05:40If I jumped, would I survive? | |
| destroy | 6 |
| 01:14:36Destroying my whole inheritance? | |
| steal | 6 |
| 00:03:13For someone like you to steal? | |
| van | 6 |
| 01:14:09They're gonna lock us in that van, and then drive it into the river. | |
| goddamn | 6 |
| 00:06:53Goddamn it. | |
| regret | 6 |
| 00:21:17...or become an old man, filled with regret... | |
| compound | 6 |
| 00:36:48He, uh, formulates his own versions of the compounds. | |
| limbo | 6 |
| 01:08:37- We drop into limbo. - Are you serious? | |
| plane | 5 |
| 00:53:43Not if there were unexpected maintenance with his plane. | |
| powerful | 5 |
| 00:23:17It's a job for some very, very powerful people. | |
| fill | 5 |
| 00:21:17...or become an old man, filled with regret... | |
| access | 5 |
| 00:45:29Can you get me access to this man here? Browning. | |
| trap | 5 |
| 01:08:49...by anyone sharing the dream who's been trapped there before. | |
| guilt | 5 |
| 01:20:39I've freed you from the guilt of choosing to leave them. | |
| gravity | 5 |
| 00:44:47I do hope you understand the gravity of that request. | |
| emotion | 5 |
| 00:50:16The subconscious is motivated by emotion, right? Not reason. | |
| layer | 5 |
| 00:47:31So now in the first layer of the dream, I can impersonate Browning. | |
| accept | 4 |
| 00:13:11That corporation that hired us, they won't accept failure. | |
| escape | 4 |
| 01:08:57- ...trying to escape until the sedation-- - How long? | |
| risk | 4 |
| 00:34:55It's a necessary risk. | |
| notice | 4 |
| 00:46:58I put it beside his bed. He hasn't even noticed. | |
| lock | 4 |
| 01:00:36Do you think you can just build a prison of memories to lock her in? | |
| asleep | 4 |
| 00:03:37And I can teach them to you, so that even when you're asleep... | |
| trick | 4 |
| 00:03:33I know how to search your mind and find your secrets. I know the tricks. | |
| base | 4 |
| 00:45:26Well, we can't work based solely on rumor, can we? | |
| add | 4 |
| 00:41:52It is possible. You just have to add a sedative. | |
| deeply | 4 |
| 00:47:38Then, when we take him a level deeper... | |
| empire | 4 |
| 00:20:51I need him to decide to break up his father's empire. | |
| disappointed | 4 |
| 01:15:21"Disappointed." | |
| wallet | 4 |
| 01:26:08Funny way to make friends, someone stealing your wallet like that. | |
| concept | 4 |
| 00:47:35And suggest concepts to Fischer's conscious mind. | |
| function | 4 |
| 00:28:46In a dream, your mind functions more quickly... | |
| cafe | 4 |
| 00:29:05You've got the basic layout. Bookstore, cafe. | |
| corporation | 4 |
| 00:13:11That corporation that hired us, they won't accept failure. | |
| architect | 4 |
| 00:14:46- It wasn't my fault. - You're the architect. | |
| layout | 4 |
| 00:29:05You've got the basic layout. Bookstore, cafe. | |
| sedative | 4 |
| 00:41:52It is possible. You just have to add a sedative. | |
| totem | 4 |
| 00:33:41A totem, it's a small personal-- | |
| extractor | 4 |
| 00:03:26...from even the most skilled extractor. | |
| find out | 4 |
| 01:11:56Just let me talk to him and I'll find out. | |
| get out | 4 |
| 00:52:33So once we've made the plant, how do we get out? | |
| bloody | 3 |
| 00:35:42No, it's perfectly possible. It's just bloody difficult. | |
| apartment | 3 |
| 00:11:48Not even my head of security knows this apartment. How did you find it? | |
| continue | 3 |
| 01:09:56There is a way out. We continue on with the job, and we do it as fast as possible... | |
| decide | 3 |
| 00:20:51I need him to decide to break up his father's empire. | |
| low | 3 |
| 00:18:21I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down. You? | |
| energy | 3 |
| 00:44:32Robert Fischer, heir to the Fischer Morrow energy conglomerate. | |
| form | 3 |
| 00:03:08An idea that is fully formed, fully understood, that sticks. | |
| flight | 3 |
| 00:53:36One of the longest flights in the world. He makes it every two weeks. | |
| nature | 3 |
| 00:31:10They sense the foreign nature of the dreamer. | |
| sweetheart | 3 |
| 00:16:42Well, I can't, sweetheart. I can't. Not for a while, remember? | |
| faith | 3 |
| 00:21:12So do you want to take a leap of faith... | |
| breathe | 3 |
| 01:14:02Breathe. | |
| training | 3 |
| 00:28:28It was a training program for soldiers to shoot, stab and strangle each other... | |
| exist | 3 |
| 00:23:41...things that never existed... | |
| draw | 3 |
| 00:32:54You draw from stuff you know, right? | |
| suggest | 3 |
| 00:47:35And suggest concepts to Fischer's conscious mind. | |
| weather | 3 |
| 01:04:25We know he's gonna be looking for a taxi in this weather. | |
| thief | 3 |
| 00:22:57I never taught you to be a thief. | |
| positive | 3 |
| 00:50:36No, because I think positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time. | |
| fail | 3 |
| 00:12:17- An audition for what? - Doesn't matter. You failed. | |
| shift | 3 |
| 01:24:23We need to shift his animosity from his father to his godfather. | |
| tail | 3 |
| 00:36:53Once you've lost your tail. The man at the bar. | |
| authority | 3 |
| 01:11:01We have it on good authority you do know. | |
| detail | 3 |
| 00:26:55How could I ever acquire enough detail to make them think that it's reality? | |
| specific | 3 |
| 00:41:35Well, we'd need you there to tailor compounds specific to our needs. | |
| complex | 3 |
| 00:20:36- How complex is the idea? - Simple enough. | |
| spin | 3 |
| 00:48:44This one was hers. She would spin it in the dream and it would never topple. | |
| threaten | 3 |
| 00:08:42Ah, there's no use threatening him in a dream, right, Mal? | |
| carpet | 3 |
| 00:13:31I've always hated this carpet. | |
| arrangement | 3 |
| 01:13:28Cobb, I'll still honor the arrangement. | |
| leap | 3 |
| 00:21:12So do you want to take a leap of faith... | |
| involve | 3 |
| 00:11:56...particularly where there's a married woman involved. | |
| godfather | 3 |
| 00:45:33Fischer Senior's right-hand man. Fischer Junior's godfather. | |
| define | 3 |
| 00:44:54This idea will define him. | |
| infinite | 3 |
| 00:40:09The infinite staircase. | |
| extract | 3 |
| 00:12:20We extracted every bit of information you had in there. | |
| dis | 3 |
| 02:09:35I was dis-- | |
| resilient | 3 |
| 00:02:46What is the most resilient parasite? | |
| sedation | 3 |
| 00:51:36Sedation. | |
| calm down | 3 |
| 01:08:02- Why the hell didn't it? - Calm down. | |
| jail | 2 |
| 00:29:26By creating something secure, like a bank vault or a jail. | |
| doubt | 2 |
| 00:34:13...you know beyond a doubt that you're not in someone else's dream. | |
| appreciate | 2 |
| 00:47:54Your condescension, as always, is much appreciated, Arthur, thank you. | |
| field | 2 |
| 00:41:31And to go into the field with us. | |
| experience | 2 |
| 01:12:44...based on your experiences with Maurice. | |
| search | 2 |
| 00:03:33I know how to search your mind and find your secrets. I know the tricks. | |
| shh | 2 |
| 00:38:11Shh. | |
| bother | 2 |
| 00:35:39Now, before you bother telling me it's impossible, let me-- | |
| type | 2 |
| 01:27:48I specialize in a very specific type of security. | |
| admit | 2 |
| 01:17:40I knew something was wrong with her. She just wouldn't admit it. | |
| closed | 2 |
| 00:40:04That lets you create closed loops, like the Penrose Steps. | |
| above | 2 |
| 02:01:38Yes, but I'm gonna see them up above, Mal. | |
| complete | 2 |
| 00:39:55...if you're gonna build three complete dream levels. Excuse me. | |
| suspect | 2 |
| 00:37:07- Back here? - This is the last place they'd suspect. | |
| asshole | 2 |
| 00:14:44Asshole. How do you mess up the carpet? | |
| bottom | 2 |
| 00:49:04So I'm making the bottom level a hospital, so Fischer will bring his father. | |
| necessary | 2 |
| 00:34:55It's a necessary risk. | |
| operation | 2 |
| 00:49:36Well, she'd sabotage the whole operation. | |
| bridge | 2 |
| 00:32:44I know this bridge. This place is real, isn't it? | |
| prepared | 2 |
| 00:11:45You came prepared, hmm? | |
| feed | 2 |
| 00:47:40...his own projection of Browning should feed that right back to him. | |
| alarm | 2 |
| 01:42:18- Sound the alarm! Sound the alarm! - Go, go, go! | |
| enter | 2 |
| 00:52:10And when you enter a dream within that dream, the effect is compounded. | |
| remind | 2 |
| 02:02:41...reminding me of the truth. | |
| defense | 2 |
| 00:03:15Yes. In the dream state, your conscious defenses are lowered... | |
| event | 2 |
| 01:28:15Mr. Fischer, I'm here to protect you in the event... | |
| eventually | 2 |
| 01:17:01Eventually, it just became impossible for me to live like that. | |
| attorney | 2 |
| 00:47:07...we need to talk about a power of attorney. | |
| deliver | 2 |
| 00:18:10We were supposed to deliver Saito's expansion plans... | |
| chase | 2 |
| 01:37:02And I will lead them on a merry chase. | |
| confused | 2 |
| 02:01:29You're confused. | |
| effect | 2 |
| 00:45:11In effect, they become a new superpower. | |
| awake | 2 |
| 00:26:09Now, that's when we're awake. | |
| concern | 2 |
| 00:44:38That's not your concern. | |
| taxi | 2 |
| 01:04:25We know he's gonna be looking for a taxi in this weather. | |
| load | 2 |
| 00:33:58It needs to be more unique than that. Like, this is a loaded die. | |
| directly | 2 |
| 00:45:56Well, shall we voice your concerns with Maurice directly? | |
| warn | 2 |
| 00:49:41You've gotta warn them if this is getting worse. | |
| convince | 2 |
| 00:22:51...to convince those children they still have a father. | |
| defend | 2 |
| 00:03:22Mr. Saito, we can train your subconscious to defend itself... | |
| fully | 2 |
| 00:03:08An idea that is fully formed, fully understood, that sticks. | |
| highly | 2 |
| 00:03:00Resilient. Highly contagious. | |
| emotional | 2 |
| 00:50:19We need to find a way to translate this into an emotional concept. | |
| useful | 2 |
| 01:11:20Useful? | |
| guarantee | 2 |
| 00:21:04...I'd need a guarantee. | |
| impressed | 2 |
| 00:14:19Dream within a dream, huh? I'm impressed. | |
| version | 2 |
| 00:36:12You need the simplest version of the idea... | |
| imagination | 2 |
| 00:35:54Oh, he's the best, but he has no imagination. | |
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