Vocabulary
- on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
- charge off: To write off an asset as a loss or expense, typically a debt that is unlikely to be recovered.
- catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- close by: Near in distance; nearby.
- break up
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- military: Army or armed forces
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- blast: To attack someone with words
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- blow: To move something using air
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- cheesy: Being of poor quality or in bad taste; not sincere
- foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
- ignite: To catch fire
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- point: An item to be discussed
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- fill: To make something full
- fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
- cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
- explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- flinch: To move back as in fear or pain; recoil; shrink
- mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
- thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- ignition: Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
- kerosene: A liquid fuel used in heaters, lamps
- mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
- fragmentation: Separating something into fine particles
- muck: Dirt; mud; filth
- detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
- vapour: Droplets of liquid spread thinly in air
- fibre: Thin natural thread that can be used to make yarn
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Why Real Explosions Don't Look Like Movie Explosions
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Jeff Chiao posted on 2021/11/08Ever wondered why movie explosions are so different from the real thing? This video dives into the amazing world of practical effects and pyrotechnics, showing you exactly how Hollywood creates those epic blasts! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to filmmaking and special effects along the way.
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