Vocabulary
- over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
- at this point in time: At the current or specific moment under consideration.
- point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- shine on: To continue to shine; to keep giving light.
- despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- kick ass: To decisively defeat someone
- fuss over: To show excessive attention or care for someone.
- in use: Being used at the present time.
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- flick through: To glance through pages quickly without reading carefully.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
- heart pounding: Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat, often due to anxiety, fear, or excitement.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- have to: Must do
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
- side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- go right ahead: An expression of permission or encouragement to proceed with an action.
- in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- annoying: To make someone angry
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- downright: Absolute; absolutely
- defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- nudge: To touch or push something gently
- portray: To play a character in theater or on film
- complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
- breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
- chubby: Somewhat fat
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- entertain: To receive someone as a guest
- rave: A dance party with loud music
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
- slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
- pun: Funny way to use a word to express another meaning
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- act: To behave in a certain way
- fuss: Act of being excited in a complaining manner
- survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
- reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
- attire: Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- battle: Military fight between armies
- dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
- porn: Short for pornography
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- converse: The opposite of something else
- frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
- cleavage: The narrow space between a woman's breasts, that is seen when she wears a piece of clothing that does not cover the top of them
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
- stereotypical: In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
- suffice: To be enough to do something
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- add: To include as well
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- dead: Not alive
- rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- choreograph: To arrange the movements of dances and dancers
- mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
- anime: A form of Japanese animation
- singularity: Quality that makes something unusual or odd
- matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
- borderline: Line dividing two areas or categories
- heroine: Woman of great courage/strength who saves others
- undead: The undead people who are neither dead nor alive
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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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Anime Zone: Highschool of the Dead Anime Review
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蔡政霖 posted on 2013/09/29Get ready for a wild ride with this review of Highschool of the Dead, an anime that throws you headfirst into a zombie apocalypse with over-the-top action and surprisingly deep commentary on humanity! You'll explore how this show blends intense survival scenarios with typical harem-ecchi tropes, picking up some fun, albeit intense, vocabulary along the way.
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