Heroes

compassionate (adj)

feeling or showing sympathy for people or animals who are suffering (động lòng thương)

compassion (n)

a strong feeling of sympathy for people or animals who are suffering and a desire to help them

sympathy (n)

1. the feeling of being sorry for sb

2. showing that you understand and care about sb’s problems (sự thông cảm, đồng cảm)

empathy (n)

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another - sự thấu hiểu, đồng cảm

sympathetic (adj)

1. feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy

2. showing that you care about somebody's problem

empathetic/empathic (adj)

able to understand how somebody else feels because you can imagine what it is like to be that person

empathise (v)

[intransitive] to be able to understand how someone else feels, especially because you have been in a similar situation

sympathise (v)

​[intransitive, transitive]

1. to feel sorry for somebody

2. to show that you understand and feel sorry about somebody's problems

compassionate leave (n)

(uncountable) time that you are allowed to be away from work because somebody in your family is ill or has died

sympathetic ear (n)

(countable) somebody to talk to about your problems

courageous/brave (adj)

1. (of a person) willing to do things that are difficult, dangerous or painful

2. not afraid

brave (v)

to have to deal with sb/sth difficult or unpleasant to achieve sth

bravery/courage (n)

the quality of being courageous or brave

hero (n)

1. a person whom many people admire for doing something brave or good

2. the main character in a story, novel, film, etc., especially the main male character

3. a person that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have

4. a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food

hero to sb

a person that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have (hero)

heroine (n)

1. a girl or woman who is admired by many for doing something brave or good

2. the main female character in a story, novel, film, etc.

3. ​a woman that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that she has

heroism

​(uncountable) very great courage

hero worship (n)

the feeling of admiring somebody very much or too much because you think they are extremely beautiful, intelligent, etc.

hero-worship (v)

to admire somebody very much or too much because you think they are extremely beautiful, intelligent, etc.

heroic (adj)

- showing extreme courage and being admired by many people
- showing a determined effort to succeed or to achieve something, especially something difficult

moral (adj)

- following the standards of behaviour considered acceptable and right by most people
- [only before noun] based on your own sense of what is right and fair, not on legal rights or duties

morale (n)

(uncountable) the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time (tinh thần, nhuệ khí)

moral (n)

- [plural] standards or principles of good behaviour, especially in matters of sexual relationships (đạo đức)
- [countable] a practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches you

moralise (v)

[intransitive](often disapproving) to tell other people what is right and wrong especially in order to emphasize that your opinions are correct (khuyên răn, dạy bảo)

morality (n)

- [uncountable] principles relating to right and wrong or good and bad behaviour
- [uncountable] the degree to which something is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral principles

moralistic (adj)

having or showing very fixed ideas about what is right and wrong, especially when this causes you to judge other people's behaviour

reckless/rash/incautious ≠ cautious

showing a lack of/a lot of care about danger and the possible results of your actions - (thiếu) thận trọng

show leadership

implies exhibiting qualities of leadership, often through one's actions and behaviour. It can be seen as a more passive or general display of leadership (used in everyday life)

demonstrate leadership

implies a more deliberate or active display of leadership qualities, often through specific actions or examples. It suggests a conscious effort to lead (used in professional and formal context)

selfless = unselfish - selflessness

thinking more about the needs, happiness, etc. of other people than about your own - một người vì mọi người - có lòng vị tha

selfish - selfishness

​caring only about yourself rather than about other people (ích kỉ)