Game of Thrones, depend on

Game of Thrones, Series 01, Episode 08, The pointy end


Sansa Stark (talking about her father): What will happen to him?
Cersei Lannister: That depends.
Sansa Stark:  On what?
Cersei Lannister: On your brother... and on you. 

depend on sb or sthing: It is directly affected or decided by that thing or person

Agravaine to Gwen, run out, let in

Agravaine to Gwen, after closing the doors.


Agravaine: If we keep letting people in, our food will run out - within days.


run out of something: to use all of something and have no more left
let somebody in: admit, allow to enter

Being Human, spick and span

Being Human, Series 04, Episode 04, A Spectre Calls


Kirby (to Annie): Oh, right, we'll get this place spick and span in no time. I
mean, the rest of the house is fab.

Spick and span: completely clean and tidy

The World at War, as well as

The World at War, Episode 4, Alone, May 1940 - May 1941

Narrator: to the relief of the authorities, Buckingham Palace was bombed as well as East London. Now it could be seen that King, Queen and people were all in it together.


as well as: in addition to something or something else

The World at War, we ran out of water

The World at War, Episode 4, Alone, May 1940 - May 1941


Fireman: Eventually, we used so much water we ran out of it and there we stood - letting the fires burn - and we couldn't do anything about it.


run out of something: to use all of something and have no more left

The World at War, In office

The World at War, Episode 4, Alone, May 1940 - May 1941


Narrator: Among the casualties of the raid on May 10th was the House of Commons. Exactly a year - a year of disappointment - the Commons had sustained Churchill in office, but the important battle had been won. Britain had survived. Now it was Russia's turn.


In office: while he was Prime Minister, in this case. An important job in Government.

Tony Blair, His Greatest Speech, a fully paid-up member

Blair's valedictory at the Labour Party conference in 2006 just as he steps down as British Prime Minister.

"... and they taught me that most of Politics isn't about politics in sense of meetings and resolutions, speeches and even parties sometimes. It starts with people, it's about friendship, and art, and culture and sport. It's actually about being a fully paid-up member of the human race before being a fully paid-up member of the Labour Party."

Valedictory: a speech or Statement in which you say goodbye
a fully paid-up member of a group: when someone strongly supports what that group likes or believes in