Vocabulary
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- deal with
- in places: In some locations but not others
- move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
- stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
- in the frame: Believed to be involved or suspected in an event or crime.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- cinema: A place for showing movies
- drinking: To put water in your body through your mouth
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- movie: Motion picture; film
- slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
- picture: General situation or state of being
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- taxi: Car that transports people for money
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- bored: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- enter: To start a career or an education
- staging: To organize an event to gain public interest
- playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
- popping: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- respect: To follow the established rules
- visually: With respect to vision
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- edit: To check and make changes before publication
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- edited: To check and makes changes before publication
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- lighting: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
- civilization: A highly developed society
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
- fraction: Small part of something
- inventive: Having the ability to think up/create new things
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- chum: A friend; pal
- filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
- motherfucker: Very insulting word for someone
- crane: Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
- improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
- synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
- upfront: Frank and honest
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
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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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楊皓 posted on 2015/09/19Ever wondered how Edgar Wright makes his movies so hilariously visual? This video breaks down his genius techniques in visual comedy, from framing to sound effects timing, giving you tons of film-specific vocabulary! It's a fantastic way to boost your understanding of movie magic and pick up some great new words.
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