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I can't identify a word from one video [closed]

The text is: “I didn’t receive ... I found Kevin or any part of Kevin, so I have places like this to help me heal.” ... is the word I can't catch it. who can help me identify it? The video link, ...
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Meaning and acceptability of “One fifty” when speaking of dollars

I was watching Errol Morris' ‘11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote?’. At some point, the dialog goes this way: ― If I could sell my vote, I probably would. ― How much? ― How much? Psssh... ...
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Can't understand “disava” word [closed]

I can't understand one word in this video, time 1:18: ... Number two, and this is hugely important, dis??? yourself immediately ... Can someone help me to identify the word?
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Which one is good for listening? [closed]

In order to improve my English listening/understanding ability, I listen several different documentaries at least 5 minutes per day. These documentaries are generally produced by BBC. They are in ...
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Films/Series that are extremely good to understand (and that are not…)

Some time ago I asked "Why are movies so hard to understand (and what can you do about it)?" To my surprise even many native speakers answered that they had difficulties understanding some movies and ...
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Why are movies so hard to understand (and what can you do about it)?

I have been learning English for many, many years now and think I have acquired quite some mastery. Yesterday I saw just another English (American) flick and thought it was a different language, but ...