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Duty or desire
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Plot overview
A character is bound by long-standing familial duty, often manifested through a restrictive marriage or corporate obligation. However, the unexpected arrival of a passionate desire forces them to confront a severe moral dilemma. This internal conflict threatens to expose long-held secrets and dismantle their carefully structured life.
Level insight
The plot centers on complex, abstract concepts like duty, obligation, and desire, requiring sophisticated vocabulary and nuanced expression of internal conflict.
Learning goals
Learn vocabulary for expressing moral and ethical dilemmas
Practice complex sentence structures used to justify difficult decisions
Master expressions related to loyalty and betrayal in relationships
Lingos you'll learn in this series
Can you blame me?
phrase
A rhetorical question implying that the speaker's action or feeling is completely understandable and justified given the circumstances.
catch on
phrase
To understand or realize something, often quickly or after a period of confusion.
just because
phrase
A common conversational phrase used to introduce a reason that is insufficient or wrongly assumed to lead to a certain conclusion (often followed later by 'doesn't mean').
(Is) that urgent?
phrase
A short, elliptical way of asking if something is important enough to require immediate attention.
the day after tomorrow
phrase
The day following tomorrow.
a long time coming
phrase
An idiomatic expression meaning that something should have happened much earlier or has been expected for a significant period.
hold the leash to someone (figurative)
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An idiomatic expression (likely a transcription error for 'leash') meaning that another person is controlling or dominating the relationship with your partner.
interest in someone
phrase
A feeling of attraction or romantic/sexual desire toward another person (contextual meaning).
object to
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To express disagreement with or opposition to something.
staff room
n
A room in an office, school, or other institution where employees can relax or eat.
act out of spite
phrase
To do something purely to annoy, hurt, or punish someone else, motivated by malice.
I don't mean to be rude
phrase
A polite, pragmatic phrase used to introduce a direct or potentially uncomfortable statement.
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