Severance S01E01 vocabulary: the 336 English words to know

645 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 71% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 84%.

Mark the words you already know, then review the rest until they stick. No account needed.

Words worth learning
WordUses
survey 10
00:01:04I wonder if you'd mind taking a brief survey.
unknown 9
00:03:28If you can't answer the question, feel free to say, "unknown."
memory 8
00:04:04To the best of your memory,
department 6
00:14:38I assume this is about me acting as department chief today.
begin 5
00:01:51Shall we begin with question one?
severance 4
00:21:44I understand you're confused about the severance procedure.
grow 3
00:20:26Like, did you grow me as food and that's why I have no memories?
allow 3
00:25:38I'm not allowed to see.
level 3
00:39:49about the comparative levels of violence and warfare throughout history.
pants 3
00:37:41- Do you wanna put on pants, and I'll... - I'm wearing pants.
breathe 3
00:11:16- You're breathing shitty. - Sorry.
process 3
00:11:37from wrapping the Tumwater file, and he needs to process it.
access 3
00:31:14my access to my memories will be spatially dictated.
trap 3
00:42:07So, in effect, that version of you is trapped there.
chat 3
00:01:47I'd be just thrilled to chat once we've run the survey.
skip 3
00:17:17"If the trainee becomes agitated and demands to leave, skip to page 19."
wrap 3
00:11:37from wrapping the Tumwater file, and he needs to process it.
territory 3
00:03:35Question two, in which US state or territory were you born?
procedure 3
00:21:44I understand you're confused about the severance procedure.
stagger 3
00:32:22Well, actually, they stagger our exits, so 5:15.
let out 3
00:02:02Let me out of here.
decision 2
00:42:39The point is that Mark made a decision.
gift 2
00:38:22It's fine. Got a gift card.
bear 2
00:03:35Question two, in which US state or territory were you born?
yep 2
00:08:44- All right, see you this evening. - Yep, see you soon.
favorite 2
00:03:52Question four, what is Mr. Eagan's favorite breakfast?
breakfast 2
00:03:52Question four, what is Mr. Eagan's favorite breakfast?
video 2
00:28:12Because it's a video.
rain 2
00:01:11but I just bet it'll make you feel right as rain.
goddamn 2
00:11:52Goddamn it, Irv. We warned you.
apologize 2
00:38:15Something from work, and they apologized.
file 2
00:11:37from wrapping the Tumwater file, and he needs to process it.
color 2
00:04:05what is or was the color of your mother's eyes?
monster 2
00:53:37I used to think it would take a monster
unfortunately 2
00:15:11but unfortunately, non-disclosure policy forbids.
base 2
00:17:06Just start at 1A and continue by line, based on her answers.
fucked 2
00:12:35That's fucked, dude.
desk 2
00:14:20I have Mark S. at my desk.
curious 2
00:39:33So I'm curious for your take on all of this.
score 2
00:04:51That's a perfect score.
yard 2
00:48:00There was a businessman in the yard last night.
slip 2
00:34:46you slipped on an overhead projector slide
saint 2
00:54:56She used to say it takes the saints eight hours to bless a sleeping child.
version 2
00:32:26But it won't feel like it. Not to this version of you anyway.
apology 2
00:38:20Did they tack an explanation onto that apology?
brief 2
00:01:04I wonder if you'd mind taking a brief survey.
bin 2
00:49:41And you keep putting your bin on my side. So...
thrilled 2
00:01:47I'd be just thrilled to chat once we've run the survey.
element 2
00:41:40I just don't grasp the visceral element. What does it feel like?
sleepy 2
00:01:10Now, I know you're sleepy,
businessman 2
00:48:00There was a businessman in the yard last night.
literature 2
00:40:28Mark's late wife, Gemma, was an educator as well. Russian literature.
replacement 2
00:25:12No. You're a replacement.
grasp 2
00:41:40I just don't grasp the visceral element. What does it feel like?
severed 2
00:21:28on the severed floor of Lumon Industries.
handshake 2
00:15:49A handshake is available upon request.
livestock 2
00:20:22Am I livestock?
orientation 2
00:21:14Well, the good news is, you're at an orientation.
recycling 2
00:36:57Yeah. Well, trash comes tomorrow night. Tonight's recycling.
stairwell 2
00:25:27Here's your stairwell. Just past the bend.
sever 2
00:21:28on the severed floor of Lumon Industries.
recollection 2
00:31:19I will be unable to access outside recollections
grumble 2
00:12:23Grumble, grumble. These perks are so out of hand.
larynx 2
00:11:21If you breathe on me, I'll rip your larynx out.
refinement 2
00:12:46Good morning, Macrodata Refinement.
visceral 2
00:41:40I just don't grasp the visceral element. What does it feel like?
seesaw 2
00:21:56To start, imagine yourself as a seesaw.
creamer 2
00:12:28they'd shake our hand and fill up the creamer.
preamble 2
00:18:28You skipped the preamble.
refiner 2
00:12:19I might get passed over for refiner of the quarter
rip out 2
00:11:21If you breathe on me, I'll rip your larynx out.
switch out 2
00:45:16that switching out the beds as the child grows can wound that child.
carry 1
00:34:43"Dear Mark, Whilst carrying boxes in a room today,
teach 1
00:39:41Well, I'm not sure. I taught mostly about World War I.
professor 1
00:39:28Now, Mark, Ricken told Rebeck and me that you're a former history professor.
holy 1
00:48:13Holy shit.
continue 1
00:17:06Just start at 1A and continue by line, based on her answers.
appreciate 1
00:16:56He was the only one who really appreciated your humor.
beginning 1
00:54:08Go alone, and you'll find the beginning of a very long answer.
difference 1
00:29:55You know what makes the difference?
grab 1
00:53:15I had to grab something, and I know it's not appropriate.
seconds 1
00:11:35Petey better not be out for the day, 'cause I'm about zero seconds
dirty 1
00:40:54So you know all the dirty secrets.
suddenly 1
00:41:59and then suddenly it's 5:00, and you're leaving?
usually 1
00:29:39whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create.
owe 1
00:37:53You actually owe me this.
final 1
00:04:01And as a reminder, this is the final question.
address 1
00:54:02But if you do, there's an address on the back of this card.
choose 1
00:32:39Well, every time you find yourself here, it's because you chose to come back.
notice 1
00:15:06I mean, there should have been some notice of this. What happened?
awesome 1
00:53:18Though I'm sure you'd be a really fucking awesome niece.
spot 1
00:39:13- Yes, that is spot on, Patton. - I definitely agree.
innocent 1
00:43:31Well, because your child is innocent of tonight's atrocities,
low 1
00:39:24- True. - It was low-hanging fruit.
twice 1
00:24:10You've asked twice to be let go. Ask one more time.
indeed 1
00:36:30Indeed, this gnat will spend much of its three to seven-day life...
lock 1
00:22:02That locks from out there!
apparently 1
00:40:03Apparently, it would have been a faux pas to have called it World War I.
awful 1
00:14:04You look awful. You look hungover.
deserve 1
00:17:12She deserves to have the information presented to her in the proper order.
cook 1
00:50:12I'm sorry, Mrs. Selvig. They've cooked the food, and it's here.
bullshit 1
00:11:47- It's typical Lumon bullshit. - Careful, guy.
possibly 1
00:28:07which Mark can't possibly derail.
freedom 1
00:15:29Mark S., at this time I confer upon you the freedom to serve Kier
serve 1
00:15:29Mark S., at this time I confer upon you the freedom to serve Kier
training 1
00:16:07I know you haven't run a training before, but Irving will be there to shadow.
fill 1
00:12:28they'd shake our hand and fill up the creamer.
comfortable 1
00:45:01But the twin is comfortable,
prefer 1
00:52:20I'd prefer it be by a friend.
aware 1
00:31:29I am aware that this alteration
create 1
00:29:39whatever humans can imagine, they can usually create.
birth 1
00:45:21But if you provide said child with all of its beds upon birth,
split 1
00:31:02I give consent for my perceptual chronologies to be surgically split,
medicine 1
00:40:41- Do you design the medicines? - No.
nope 1
00:38:10Nope.
shake 1
00:12:28they'd shake our hand and fill up the creamer.
russian 1
00:40:28Mark's late wife, Gemma, was an educator as well. Russian literature.
dig 1
00:43:10I would say something like, "Dig in."
outta 1
00:24:30So, let's get you outta here.
page 1
00:17:17"If the trainee becomes agitated and demands to leave, skip to page 19."
hill 1
00:48:24Well, there's a bar down the hill. It's probably just a stumbler.
rush 1
00:55:02I hope you aren't rushing the saints.
bless 1
00:54:56She used to say it takes the saints eight hours to bless a sleeping child.
crash 1
00:44:34You wanna crash here, since you're already here?
event 1
00:43:23I was saying, my friend in Lima hasn't had a food-based dinner event in...
statement 1
00:31:37I make these statements freely.
proper 1
00:17:12She deserves to have the information presented to her in the proper order.
assume 1
00:14:38I assume this is about me acting as department chief today.
request 1
00:15:49A handshake is available upon request.
depends 1
00:02:54Depends on your answers.
temple 1
00:34:48and sustained a minor blow to the temple."
role 1
00:15:34in the advanced role of Macrodata Refinement department chief.
confused 1
00:21:44I understand you're confused about the severance procedure.
image 1
00:17:33Image is good.
wound 1
00:45:16that switching out the beds as the child grows can wound that child.
effect 1
00:42:07So, in effect, that version of you is trapped there.
violence 1
00:39:49about the comparative levels of violence and warfare throughout history.
available 1
00:15:49A handshake is available upon request.
grateful 1
00:12:32They did. And back then, we were grateful for it.
rate 1
00:45:26you allow it to progress across the room at its own rate.
former 1
00:39:28Now, Mark, Ricken told Rebeck and me that you're a former history professor.
friendship 1
00:14:59I'm sorry, Mark. You guys were one of my favorite office friendships.
properly 1
00:16:11Just stick to the flowchart and escalate properly depending on dialectics.
mostly 1
00:39:41Well, I'm not sure. I taught mostly about World War I.
warn 1
00:11:52Goddamn it, Irv. We warned you.
separate 1
00:31:07separating my memories between my work life and my personal life.
fruit 1
00:39:24- True. - It was low-hanging fruit.
progress 1
00:45:26you allow it to progress across the room at its own rate.
equipment 1
00:27:42Weaponizing office equipment on your first day.
shadow 1
00:16:07I know you haven't run a training before, but Irving will be there to shadow.

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