avontuurlijk
adventurous | Looks like ‘adventure’ + -lijk (=‑like) → adventure‑like → adventurous.
bejaarde, de
the elderly person, the | jaar (=year) → someone with many years → elderly person.
chillen
to chill | Same as English slang ‘to chill’.
doorzetten
to hang in | door (=through) + zetten (=set/keep) → keep going through → hang in/persevere.
ervaren
to experience | Related to ‘ervaring’ (=experience): to ervaren is to experience.
fantaseren
to fantasize | Looks like ‘fantasize’.
getalenteerd
talented | Built from ‘talent’ → getalenteerd = talented.
inzet, de
effort, the | inzetten (=to put in) → your ‘in‑put’ → effort.
journalist, de
journalist, the | Same as English ‘journalist’.
moed, de
courage, the | Cognate of German ‘Mut’: ‘moed’ is the courage to act.
motiveren
to motivate | Looks like ‘motivate’ → to motivate.
onderhouden
to maintain | onder (=under) + houden (=keep/hold) → hold under control → maintain.
ontslag, het
resignation, the | ont‑ (=off) + slag (=hit/strike/job) → off the job → resignation/dismissal.
passie, de
passion, the | Looks like ‘passion’.
pessimistisch
pessimistic | Looks like ‘pessimistic’.
piekeren
to worry | You ‘pick at’ your thoughts (piek‑) again and again → worry.
programmeren
to program | Looks like ‘program’ + -meren → to program.
schilderen
to paint | A ‘schilder’ is a painter → schilderen = to paint.
schrijver, de
writer, the | From ‘schrijven’ (=to write): schrijver = writer.
stabiel
stable | Looks like ‘stable’.
terugkeren
to return | terug (=back) + keren (=turn) → turn back → return.
tonen
to show | From ‘toon’ (=tone/appearance): tonen = to show/display.
uitdaging, de
challenge, the | uit (=out) + dagen (=to dare) → to ‘out‑dare’ someone → challenge.
werkgelegenheid, de
employment, the | werk (=work) + gelegenheid (=opportunity) → work opportunities → employment.
