student post 8/24

Top story: a new Taiwan's independently produced film "Close to You"

Drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward.
the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle.
a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

Spur or drive into a particular situation.
fear propelled her out of her stillness.

Power and influence over others
the worldwide dominance of Hollywood

The phenomenon whereby, in an individual containing two allelic forms of a gene, one is expressed to the exclusion of the other
The predominance of one or more species in a plant (or animal) community

Cause to become twisted together with or caught in
fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled

Involve (someone) in difficulties or complicated circumstances from which it is difficult to escape
the case of murder in which she had found herself so painfully entangled

Broken into many pieces
a snaky line of shattered glass

(of something abstract) Damaged or destoyed
a pale illusion of their shattered dreams

Exhausted
I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed

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A kingdom
the peers of the realm
the defense of the realm

A field or domain of activity or interest
the realm of applied chemistry

A primary biogeographical division of the earth's surface

Severe suffering or privation
intolerable levels of hardship
the shared hardships of wartime

to work hard in order to have a successful career, reputation, etc (+ for yourself)

Having or showing the symptoms of a fever
he suffered from feverish colds

Displaying a frenetic excitement or energy
the next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of feverish activity

The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating
people for whom gold holds no allure

(esp. of a change or distinction) So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
his language expresses rich and subtle meanings

(of a mixture or effect) Delicately complex and understated
subtle lighting

Making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something
he tried a more subtle approach

Capable of making fine distinctions
a subtle mind

Arranged in an ingenious and elaborate way


Crafty; cunning

having become involved involuntarily
caught up in the excitement of the crowd
caught up in the scandal

The action of following or pursuing someone or something
the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird
those whose business is the pursuit of knowledge

A bicycle race in which competitors start from different parts of a track and attempt to overtake one another

The action of the eye in following a moving object

An activity of a specified kind, esp. a recreational or athletic one
a whole range of leisure pursuits

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World News: swimming in NY dumpsters

Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail
precise directions
I want as precise a time of death as I can get

(of a person) Exact, accurate, and careful about details

the director was precise with his camera positions

Used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing
at that precise moment the car stopped

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Local News: to merry a goddess

ties the knot: means to merry.

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