Vocabulary
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- move down: To physically shift to a lower position or location.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- have to: Must do
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- enormous: Huge; very big; very important
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- huge: Very very large
- diminish: To make something smaller or less important
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- dissolve: To cause something to end
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- leave: To go away from; depart
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- eternity: A very long time; forever
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- confrontation: A disagreement or argument
- land: Region or country
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
- dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- mist: Light water droplets in air, so you can't see well
- foreground: To make something more visible or important
- expanse: Comprehensive and wide area of land or sea
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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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How this Chinese scroll confronts us with our own mortality | Art, Explained
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Ashely Ma posted on 2024/09/03Ever wondered how art can make us think about life and death? This "Art, Explained" video dives into a Chinese scroll painting that uses ink and landscape to explore our own mortality, offering a unique visual narrative. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper cultural understanding as you watch the scroll slowly unroll!
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