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  • ♪♪

  • >>YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT SHE

  • SHOWED A LOT OF POTENTIAL.

  • >>NO, I DIDN'T LIKE HOW

  • NON-COMMITTAL SHE SOUNDED

  • ABOUT LONG-TERM PLANS.

  • >>YOU'RE SO HARD ON EVERYONE.

  • [KNOCK ON THE DOOR]

  • >>COME IN!

  • >>HI.

  • >>OH.

  • HELLO!

  • YOU MUST BE JOEL BRIGHTON.

  • >>YES, THAT'S ME.

  • >>HI, I'M RICHARD.

  • >>HI.

  • >>I'M RENEE.

  • >>HI, PLEASURE TO

  • MEET YOU BOTH.

  • >>YEAH.

  • NOW JOEL, RICH AND I HAVE

  • INTERVIEWED A LOT OF PEOPLE

  • TODAY TO BE OUR ANNOYING

  • THIRD WHEEL FRIEND.

  • >>YES WE HAVE.

  • >>YES.

  • MAY I HAVE A SEAT?

  • >>OH ABSOLUTELY.

  • >>YEAH.

  • >>GO AHEAD.

  • >>HM.

  • >>SO JOEL, WHY DO YOU

  • THINK YOU WOULD BE A

  • GOOD THIRD WHEEL FRIEND?

  • >>WELL, I'M VERY CONFIDENT

  • IN MY ABILITIES.

  • >>MHM.

  • YOU HAVE SOME IMPRESSIVE

  • REFERENCES FROM SOME

  • NOTABLE THIRD WHEELS.

  • SOLANGE KNOWLES,

  • PRINCE HARRY.

  • OH, THIS ONE CAUGHT MY EYE,

  • RON WEASLEY.

  • >>OH WOW!

  • >>NOT BAD!

  • >>HOW DID GET HIM?

  • >>WE HAVE A FACEBOOK GROUP.

  • >>OH THAT'S GREAT.

  • THAT'S GREAT.

  • AND IT ALSO SAYS ON YOUR RESUME

  • THAT YOU RECENTLY LEFT A

  • JOB AS AN ANNOYING FIFTH WHEEL.

  • WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

  • >>I JUST WASN'T BEING

  • CHALLENGED ENOUGH.

  • I ALWAYS FELT OVER INCLUDED

  • LIKE EVERYONE ACTUALLY

  • WANTED ME TO BE THERE.

  • >>[LAUGHTER]

  • >>WELL THAT WON'T

  • BE HAPPENING HERE.

  • >>OH, NOT AT ALL.

  • >>NOT AT ALL.

  • >>NOT AT ALL.

  • >>WONDERFUL.

  • WONDERFUL.

  • >>OH GREAT.

  • WELL JOEL HOW ABOUT

  • WE RUN THROUGH SOME

  • POTENTIAL SCENARIOS, OKAY?

  • NOW YOU'RE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • WOULD CONSIST OF TAGGING

  • ALONG ON OUR OUTINGS.

  • >>RIGHT.

  • RIGHT.

  • SO IF WE SAID,

  • "HEY JOEL, WE'RE GOING TO

  • "GO RIDE THE FERRIS WHEEL.

  • WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THAT?"

  • >>I LOVE FERRIS WHEELS!

  • LET'S GO!

  • >>GREAT!

  • >>THAT WAS GOOD.

  • >>GREAT!

  • YES.

  • NO, I LOVE HOW YOU

  • MISINTERPRETED OUR

  • STATEMENT AS AN INVITATION.

  • >>YEAH.

  • >>I THINK THAT REALLY CONVEYS

  • YOUR PATHETIC SENSE OF

  • CONFIDENCE IN OUR FRIENDSHIP.

  • >>RIGHT.

  • >>YEAH.

  • YEAH.

  • >>IT MAKES US FEEL LIKE

  • WE'RE DOING YOU A SERVICE,

  • WHICH I THINK IS KEY TO ANY

  • THIRD WHEEL FRIENDSHIP.

  • >>VITAL.

  • YEAH, OKAY.

  • A NEW SCENARIO.

  • LET'S SAY WE'VE ALL JUST

  • FINISHED DINNER AT OUR HOUSE

  • AND I TURN TO RICH AND SAY,

  • "HEY HONEY,

  • "WHY DON'T WE WATCH A

  • ROMANTIC MOVIE TOGETHER?"

  • >>SOUNDS GREAT.

  • >>WELL I ALREADY

  • BROUGHT THE VOW!

  • >>OH WOW.

  • HE'S PREPARED.

  • >>BOY SCOUT RIGHT HERE.

  • >>WOW.

  • WOW.

  • JUST CAME WITH IT.

  • >>SO WE JUST FINISHED THE MOVIE,

  • WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

  • THANK US FOR DINNER,

  • GET YOUR COAT?

  • >>ACTUALLY I'M FEELING

  • A LITTLE PECKISH.

  • I MIGHT JUST CHECK YOUR FRIDGE.

  • >>HM.

  • >>NICE.

  • I LIKE HOW YOU'RE STILL

  • EATING OUR FOOD EVEN

  • THOUGH WE JUST FED YOU.

  • >>MHM.

  • >>YOU'RE REALLY COMMITTED

  • TO NOT LEAVING US ALONE.

  • >>WELL, I'M ALONE MOST

  • OF THE TIME AND I HATE IT SO

  • I FIGURE WHY WOULD YOU

  • TWO WANT TO BE ALONE?

  • >>YES!

  • >>WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

  • >>YES!

  • LAYING ON THE GUILT.

  • >>YEAH.

  • >>I LOVE THAT.

  • >>WOW.

  • >>YES.

  • KEY.

  • >>IT'S A GIFT.

  • >>OH WOW.

  • OKAY JOEL, HOW ABOUT WE GO

  • THROUGH ONE MORE SCENARIO.

  • >>YEAH, OKAY.

  • >>NOW, HOW COMFORTABLE

  • ARE YOU WITH PDA?

  • >>OH, VERY COMFORTABLE.

  • >>SO, THIS WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU?

  • >>OH YEAH, NOT AT ALL.

  • >>MAYBE IF YOU WALKED

  • IN ON US EMBRACING?

  • >>YEAH, OKAY.

  • >>WELL I CAN'T READ SOCIAL CUES,

  • SO I'M FINE WITH IT.

  • >>TAKE IT UP A NOTCH?

  • >>YEAH, YUP.

  • >>OH, YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

  • THANKS FOR SHOWING ME

  • THE FUTURE I'LL NEVER HAVE.

  • >>WOW!

  • >>WONDERFUL!

  • >>THAT WAS GOOD WORK.

  • >>WONDERFUL!

  • >>WORK WELL.

  • >>YES.

  • NO, THE HUG,

  • I THINK THAT TOOK IT

  • A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

  • >>THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN

  • MISSING SOME POORLY

  • TIMED PHYSICAL CONTACT.

  • LOOK AT THAT.

  • LOOK AT THAT.

  • >>YES!

  • NO.

  • NOW, NOW, RICH,

  • I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,

  • BUT UM,

  • I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL THE

  • SPARK OF OUR LOVE DIMINISHING.

  • >>COULD YOU FEEL THAT?

  • I COULD FEEL THAT.

  • >>I COULD FEEL THAT-

  • YOU COULD FEEL THAT?

  • >>YEAH.

  • >>OH THAT'S GREAT.

  • >>YOU FLATTER ME.

  • >>OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

  • NOW JOEL, WOULD YOU EXCUSE US

  • WHILE WE DISCUSS OUR OPTIONS?

  • >>OH YES, OF COURSE.

  • >>YEAH.

  • >>OKAY, GREAT.

  • GREAT.

  • >>IT'S REALLY-

  • >>YEAH?

  • >>JOEL WE WANT TO

  • BE ALONE RIGHT NOW.

  • >>WE ARE ALONE.

  • >>[APPLAUSE]

  • >>WELL DONE, JOEL.

  • >>WELL DONE.

  • >>YOU'VE GOT THE JOB!

  • >>OH YES.

  • >>THANK YOU.

  • >>PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS.

  • >>OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

  • >>WE DID IT HONEY!

  • >>OH!

  • SO WHEN DO I START?

  • >>I GUESS NOW IS

  • AS GOOD A TIME AS-

  • >>SELFIE!

  • >>HE'S REALLY GOOD.

  • >>YEAH.

  • >>DID YOU LIKE THE VIDEO?

  • >>I DID.

  • >>HOW ABOUT YOU

  • VIEWERS OUT THERE?

  • DID YOU LIKE THE VIDEO?

  • >>I DID.

  • >>WELL, TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.

  • >>YEAH, COMMENT BELOW AND

  • TELL US ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU

  • WERE THE AWKWARD THIRD WHEEL.

  • >>AND DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE.

  • >>I DID!

  • >>IT'S GREAT.

  • >>GOING ABOVE AND

  • BEYOND RIGHT NOW JOEL.

  • >>THANKS GUYS!

  • SO WHAT ARE WE DOING AFTER THIS?

  • >>[SIGHS]

  • >>MAKING THAI?

  • MAYBE SOME ZA?

  • >>NO ONE SAYS ZA.

  • >>DO THEY NOT?

  • >>NO ONE.

  • >>MAY MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.

♪♪

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    Gian Xian Lee posted on 2017/01/22
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awkward

US /ˈɔkwəd/

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UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

  • adjective
  • Causing embarrassment or trouble
  • Clumsy; ungainly.
  • Lacking smooth movement
  • Difficult to deal with; requiring tact.
  • Difficult to deal with
  • Causing or feeling embarrassment or difficulty.

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potential

US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

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UK /pəˈtenʃl/

  • noun
  • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
  • The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has.
  • A person who is being considered for a job, position, award, etc.
  • A latent quality or ability that may be developed.
  • adjective
  • Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
  • Possible of becoming something
  • Possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality.
  • Possible; likely to develop into a particular type of person or thing in the future
  • Possible or likely in the future
  • other
  • The ability to develop into something in the future
  • The capacity to develop into something in the future
  • The amount of energy that something has stored
  • The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has
  • other
  • The capacity to develop into something in the future
  • The amount of energy that something has stored in it because of its position or condition
  • The possibility of something happening or some quality that somebody/something has

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absolutely

US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

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UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very
  • Completely and without any doubt
  • Used to express complete agreement or certainty.
  • Yes; certainly; definitely.
  • Used to express strong agreement or affirmation.
  • Used to emphasize the agreement with a statement.
  • Completely; totally.
  • Used to add force to a statement or command.
  • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
  • Used for emphasis; very.
  • Used to emphasize a statement or opinion.
  • Without any doubt; completely.
  • Used to express complete agreement or affirmation.

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scenario

US /səˈner.i.oʊ/

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UK /sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/

  • noun
  • An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project

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figure

US /ˈfɪɡjɚ/

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UK /ˈfiɡə/

  • verb
  • To appear in a game, play or event
  • To calculate how much something will cost
  • To understand or solve something.
  • To understand after thinking; work out
  • other
  • To consider, believe, or conclude.
  • To calculate or work out (a sum or amount).
  • noun
  • Your body shape
  • Numbers in a calculation
  • A diagram or illustrative drawing in a book or magazine.
  • Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
  • Picture or diagram giving information in a text
  • Person who is very important or famous
  • A set pattern of movements in ice skating.
  • Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
  • Amount that is expressed in numbers
  • A person, especially one who is important or well-known.
  • A numerical amount or value expressed in numbers.
  • A statue or other representation of a person or animal.
  • An outline or shape, especially of a person or animal.
  • other
  • To conclude or expect; think.

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applause

US /əˈplɔz/

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  • noun
  • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech

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embrace

US /ɛmˈbres/

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UK /ɪm'breɪs/

  • noun
  • Act of holding someone closely
  • An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
  • An act of holding someone tightly in your arms.
  • An act of accepting something enthusiastically.
  • An act of holding someone tightly in one's arms.
  • An act of holding someone tightly in one's arms.
  • verb
  • To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
  • other
  • To accept something enthusiastically.
  • To accept a belief or idea willingly.
  • To hug or hold someone tightly, usually to show affection.
  • To include something as part of a whole.
  • To take advantage of an opportunity.

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physical

US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

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  • adjective
  • Relating to the body as opposed to the mind.
  • Relating to things that can be seen or touched.
  • Concerning the body of a person
  • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
  • Involving bodily contact or the use of force.
  • Relating to things you can see or touch.
  • Relating to physics.
  • noun
  • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • A medical examination to check a person's overall health.
  • other
  • Education in sports and exercise.

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vital

US /'vaɪtl/

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UK /'vaɪtl/

  • adjective
  • Full of energy and enthusiasm
  • Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
  • Extremely important or necessary
  • Needed to support life; essential
  • Relating to or characteristic of life
  • Necessary or essential for life
  • Relating to or recording important events in a person's life
  • Relating to events in a person's life
  • Full of life; energetic

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term

US /tɚm/

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  • noun
  • A condition under which an agreement is made.
  • Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • A fixed period for which something lasts, especially a period of study at a school or college.
  • Each of the quantities in a ratio, series, or mathematical expression.
  • A limited period of time during which someone holds an office or position.
  • Length of time something is expected to happen
  • The normal period of gestation.
  • A way in which a person or thing is related to another.
  • Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
  • The (precise) name given to something
  • A word or phrase used to describe a thing or express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or subject.
  • other
  • Give a specified name or description to.
  • verb
  • To call; give a name to

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