blast
US /blæst/
UK /blɑ:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone with words
- To destroy something with explosives
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Destructive wave of air from an explosion
- Strong current of wind
B1Morebother
US /ˈbɑðɚ/
UK /'bɒðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- To take the trouble to do something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Problems, concern or worry for someone
- A disturbance; trouble
A2TOEICMorebreak through
US /brek θru/
UK /breik θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
A1Moredawn
US /dɔn/
UK /dɔ:n/
- Uncountable Noun
- First light of day
- Intransitive Verb
- To begin to grow light as the sun rises
- To begin to be understood for the first time
B1Moredistance
US /ˈdɪstəns/
UK /'dɪstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of friendliness toward another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of space between two places or things
- A point or place that is far away.
A2Morefootprint
US /ˈfʊtˌprɪnt/
UK /ˈfʊtprɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
- The effect a person or community has on the environment, expressed as the amount of carbon dioxide produced.
C1Morefrozen
US /ˈfroʊzn/
UK /'frəʊzn/
- Adjective
- Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- Preserved by freezing.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehowl
US /haʊl/
UK /haʊl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To cry or wail loudly
B2Moreicy
US /ˈaɪsi/
UK /'aɪsɪ/
- Adjective
- Very cold; with frozen water on it, or in it
- Not very friendly or kind
A2Morein the light of
US /ɪn ðə ˈlaɪt ʌv/
UK /in ðə ˈlaɪt ɔv/
- other
- Considering new information or facts.
B2Morein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Moreisolation
US /ˌaɪsəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- Process of separating things from other things
B1Morekingdom
US /ˈkɪŋdəm/
UK /'kɪŋdəm/
- Noun
- Category of the natural world
- Country e.g. United Kingdom
A2Morerage
US /reɪdʒ/
UK /reɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
B1Moresky
US /skaɪ/
UK /skaɪ/
- Noun
- The place where we see clouds above us
A2Moreslam
US /slæm/
UK /slæm/
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize sharply
- To shut with a lot of force, making a loud noise
- Noun
- Act or sound of closing a door, etc. violently
B1Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morespiral
US /ˈspaɪrəl/
UK /'spaɪrəl/
- Noun
- A continuous curve round a central point
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in a continuous curve round a point
B2Moreswirl
US /swɜrl/
UK /swɜ:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
B1Moreturn away
US /tɚn əˈwe/
UK /tə:n əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go in a different direction; not face something
- To stop people going into a place, club etc.
A1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
- break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in the light of: Considering new information or facts.
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- snow: Person's name
- tonight: Night following this day
- test: To be given a medical examination
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- door: You walk through this when you go in a room
- white: Person's name
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- small: Little in size; not big
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- icy: Very cold; with frozen water on it, or in it
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- slam: To criticize sharply
- footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
- dawn: First light of day
- kingdom: Category of the natural world
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- howl: To cry or wail loudly
- swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
- blast: To attack someone with words
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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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