Vocabulary
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- off the top of your head: Providing information without checking or thinking deeply.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- bang up: To damage something badly, especially a vehicle.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- option: A choice
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- temporarily: For a limited amount of time
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
- apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
- memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
- marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
- picture: General situation or state of being
- configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
- awhile: For a while; for a short time
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
- banish: To send someone away, often as punishment
- note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
- radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
- soldier: Person working in an army to fight
- forget: To not remember something
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- conditioner: Liquid to make hair smoother, softer
- bane: Something causing misery or death
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- reuse: To use something again
- nonlinear: Not in a line or straight progression
- ironman: A very strong and powerful man
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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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The Marvel Symphonic Universe
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浚祺蘇 posted on 2017/06/22Ever wonder why some movie scores stick with you and others just... don't? This video dives deep into the scoring of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, exploring how temp music and bold scoring choices shape our emotional connection to films like Iron Man and Spider-Man. You'll pick up tons of advanced vocabulary related to film composition and gain a whole new appreciation for the magic behind the music!
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