distant
US /ˈdɪstənt/
UK /'dɪstənt/
- Adjective
- Unfriendly; cold
- Existing or happening far away in place or time
B1Moreflame
US /flem/
UK /fleɪm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To glow
- To burn or glow in a fire
- Noun
- The red part you can see in fire
A2Moreglow
US /ɡlo/
UK /ɡləʊ/
- Noun
- Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
- Intransitive Verb
- To look very healthy and contented
- To emit a steady even light
B1Morerhythm
US /ˈrɪðəm/
UK /ˈrɪðəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- A pattern of sound and beats in music
A2Moresweep
US /swip/
UK /swi:p/
- Countable Noun
- Man who cleans chimneys
- Long, smooth movement made with your arm or a tool
- Transitive Verb
- To clean something from a surface with a brush
- To search a very wide area for something
A2Moretrip
US /trɪp/
UK /trɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To release an electrical switch
- To fall by catching your foot on something
- Noun
- Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
- Journey or visit to a place
A2More
Vocabulary
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- small: Little in size; not big
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- left: To go away from; depart
- burn: To destroy with fire
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- flame: To glow
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
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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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Where the Hell is Matt? 2012
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