S09E08 The One With Rachel's Other Sister

C : For the rest of our lives, I'll be careful until told otherwise.

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Rc : Look, I was thinking, if it's okay with Monica, I would like to invite Amy to Thanksgiving. 
Rs : You know I think that's a great idea. It'll be like the pilgrims bringing the Indians syphilis.

- syphilis

n. a disease caught during sexual activity with an infected person. Syphilis spreads slowly from the sex organs to all parts of the body and often results in death if not treated.

 

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Rs : I don't want her telling Emma she needs a nose job.
Rc : Ross, you know what? She may need one. We're just going to have to make our peace with that!

- make one's peace with (someone)

: to end an argument or disagreement that one has had with someone.

 

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M : Okay, uh, listen, I know that you're having a little bit of a family crisis, but you don't have to take it out on the plates.

 

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R : We'd want to make sure Emma has someone like Monica, who's more of a disciplinarian, someone who can be firm and strict.

- disciplinarian

: someone who believes in keeping complete control of the people he or she is in charge of, especially by giving severe punishments.

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C : So let me just get this straight. So My two friends die, I get Emma. Then my wife dies, then Emma, the one tiny ray of hope left in my life, gets taken away from me?

- ray

: a narrow beam of light, heat, etc. travelling in a straight line from its place of origin.

 

 

 

 

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C : They're right. I'm not a strong father figure and I never will be.
M : No, you learn these things. you grow into it.

 

- grow into sth

: to develop into a particular type of person or thing.

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A : Do you want to know why you don't want me to have the baby? Because you don't want me to be happy. You have always been jealous of me. 
R : Jealous of what? of your lack of responsibility? your immaturity? your total disregard for other people's feelings?
A : Uh, to name a few. You know, you've always been like this. You had to have everything and I couldn't have anything.

- to name a few