Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
  • break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • down the road: At a future time; in the future.
  • on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
  • in the moment: At the present time; now.
  • out of the window: To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
  • on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
  • panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • compelling: To force someone to do something
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
  • intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
  • pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
  • tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
  • fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • tranquility: Absence of stress, noise or movement; serenity
  • pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
  • tranquil: Calm; peaceful
  • violence: Strong physical force of nature
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
  • spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
  • lengthy: Having a lot of something, such as pages in a book
  • serene: Very calm or peaceful
  • dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
  • serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
  • underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
  • neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
  • playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
  • howl: To cry or wail loudly
  • toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
  • monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
  • filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
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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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    Hayao Miyazaki & The Art of Silence — How to Direct Powerful Scenes Where Nothing Happens

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    神谷菜々子 posted on 2023/08/23
    Ever wondered how Studio Ghibli films create such powerful moments with so little dialogue? This video dives into Hayao Miyazaki's incredible use of silence and pacing, exploring the 'ma' concept to show you how to direct scenes that truly resonate. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain cultural depth by analyzing these cinematic masterpieces!

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