accidentally
US /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/
UK /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/
- Adverb
- Unexpectedly; by mistake
A2Moreadmire
US /ædˈmaɪr/
UK /əd'maɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To feel respect or wonder toward someone
A2Moreafar
US /əˈfɑr/
UK /ə'fɑ:(r)/
- Adverb
- From far away
C1Morearc
US /ɑrk/
UK /ɑ:k/
- Noun
- Smoothly curving line or movement
- Intransitive Verb
- To bend in a smooth curve
B2Morearchery
US /ˈɑrtʃəri/
UK /'ɑ:tʃərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sport of shooting arrows with a bow
B2Moreastrology
US /əˈstrɑ:lədʒi/
UK /əˈstrɒlədʒi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of how the stars influence human lives
C1Moreattractive
US /əˈtræktɪv/
UK /əˈtræktɪv/
- Adjective
- Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- Offering advantages or benefits; tempting.
A2Morecalendar
US /ˈkæləndɚ/
UK /ˈkælɪndə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A table showing the days, months and years
- A system for organizing days, weeks, months, and years.
B1Morechannel
US /ˈtʃænəl/
UK /'tʃænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
B1Morecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Morecoincidence
US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
UK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
B1Moreconform
US /kənˈfɔrm/
UK /kən'fɔ:m/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To agree or be compatible with something else
- To behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards.
B1Morecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Morecrash and burn
US /kræʃ ænd bɝn/
UK /kræʃ ænd bɜ:n/
- other
- To fail completely and suddenly.
B2Morecrush on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
C2Moredodge
US /dɑ:dʒ/
UK /dɒdʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to avoid something
- Noun
- An attempt to avoid something
B1Moredread
US /drɛd/
UK /dred/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To await with great fear
B2Moredude
US /dud, djud/
UK /du:d/
- Noun
- Form of address for a man
- (informal) A man; a fellow.
- Interjection
- (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
B2Moredynamite
US /ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/
UK /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sticks of explosive triggered by a fuse
B2Moreexistential
US /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl, ˌɛksɪ-/
UK /ˌegzɪˈstenʃəl/
- Adjective
- Philosophy concerning existence
B2Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMoreface to face
US /fes tu fes/
UK /feis tu: feis/
- Adverb
- (Meeting) while looking at someone
A1Morefan
US /fæn/
UK /fæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- To use a device to cool yourself, something
- Countable Noun
- Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
A2Morefootwork
US /ˈfʊtˌwɚk/
UK /ˈfʊtwɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Skillful maneuvering or dealing
- The manner of moving the feet in sports, especially boxing.
C2Morefound out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- To become known; be revealed.
B2Morefunk
US /fʌŋk, fuŋk/
UK /fʌŋk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of fear; sadness
B2Moreget together
US /ɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /ɡet təˈɡeðə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To gather, or come together for some purpose
- To start a romantic relationship.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To meet for social or recreational purposes.
- To start a romantic relationship.
A1Moreglorious
US /ˈɡlɔriəs,ˈɡlor-/
UK /ˈglɔ:riəs/
- Adjective
- (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- Magnificent; wonderfully impressive.
B1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehoodie
US /'hʊdɪ/
UK /'hʊdɪ/
- Countable Noun
- A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
C2Moreillogical
US /ɪˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ɪˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Lacking a valid sensible or valid reasoning
A2Moreilluminate
US /ɪˈluməˌnet/
UK /ɪˈlu:mɪneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To supply light to something
- To make something easier to understand
B1Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2Moremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMoreneighborhood
US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/
UK /'neɪbəhʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of a town or city that people live in
- People who live in a particular area
- Adjective
- Relating to a neighborhood.
B1Morenotch
US /nɑtʃ/
UK /nɒtʃ/
- Noun
- Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
- Narrow pass between two mountains or hills
- Transitive Verb
- To cut a small V-shaped mark into something
B2Morerehearse
US /rɪˈhɜ:rs/
UK /rɪˈhɜ:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
- To say or write again; repeat.
B1TOEICMoreroger that
US
UK
- Interjection
- Acknowledge and confirm receipt and understanding of a message or instruction.
- Indicates compliance or affirmation, often used in radio communications.
A1Morescientifically
US /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/
UK /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In an manner that follows the rules of science
B1Morescript
US /skrɪpt/
UK /skrɪpt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- Set of letters or characters of a written language
- Transitive Verb
- To write a text for a movie, play or speech
B1Moresignificant
US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/
- Adjective
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
A2TOEICMoresocietal
US /səˈsaɪɪtl/
UK /səˈsaɪətl/
- Adjective
- Concerning society or a society
B1Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Morestick with
US /stɪk wɪð/
UK /stik wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
A1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Morestutter
US /ˈstʌtɚ/
UK /'stʌtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
- Noun
- Speaking hesitatingly with repeated sounds
B2Moretalk through
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss something thoroughly.
A2Moreunclear
US /ˌʌnˈklɪr/
UK /ˌʌnˈklɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not easy to understand; not obvious
B1Moreupbeat
US /ˈʌpˌbit/
UK /ˈʌpbi:t/
- Adjective
- Being positive and cheerful
C1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morevoid
US /vɔɪd/
UK /vɔɪd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- Noun
- Empty space; empty place
B2Morewalk around
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- To move about in order to inspect something.
A2Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMorewatch out
US /wɑtʃ aʊt/
UK /wɔtʃ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be careful; to be alert to danger
A1Morewhatsoever
US /ˌhwɑtsoˈɛvɚ,ˌhwʌt-,ˌwɑt,ˌwʌt-/
UK /ˌwɒtsəʊ'evə/
- Determiner
- Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
B2More
Vocabulary
- crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- crash and burn: To fail completely and suddenly.
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- roger that: Acknowledge and confirm receipt and understanding of a message or instruction.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- going on: To continue doing something
- talk through: To discuss something thoroughly.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- dread: To await with great fear
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- dude: Form of address for a man
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- notch: Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- astrology: Study of how the stars influence human lives
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- existential: Philosophy concerning existence
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- fill: To make something full
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- illuminate: To supply light to something
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- societal: Concerning society or a society
- conform: To agree or be compatible with something else
- scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
- dodge: To attempt to avoid something
- hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
- stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
- funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
- dynamite: Sticks of explosive triggered by a fuse
- afar: From far away
- illogical: Lacking a valid sensible or valid reasoning
- arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
- footwork: Skillful maneuvering or dealing
- archery: Sport of shooting arrows with a bow
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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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16 Personalities Around Their Crush
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Julianne Sung posted on 2024/02/08Ever wondered how different personalities handle a crush? This hilarious skit dives into awkward flirting and rehearsed dialogue, perfect for practicing daily practical conversations and situational dialogue. You'll pick up some fun phrases while laughing along with relatable social anxiety moments!
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