accelerate
US /ækˈsɛləˌret/
UK /əkˈseləreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to occur earlier than expected
- To increase the speed or rate of something
B1TOEICMoreassign
US /əˈsaɪn/
UK /ə'saɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a particular job to do
- To give someone credit or blame for something
B2TOEICMoreassignment
US /əˈsaɪnmənt/
UK /ə'saɪnmənt/
- Noun
- Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- A homework task or report
A2TOEICMoreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreattitude
US /ˈætɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/
UK /ˈætitju:d/
- Noun
- Way you act, think and feel about something
A2TOEICMoreblade
US /bled/
UK /bleɪd/
- Noun
- One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- Sharp edge used for cutting
B1Moreby blood
US /baɪ blʌd/
UK /baɪ blʌd/
- other
- Connected through biological or family relationships.
B1Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Moreclan
US /klæn/
UK /klæn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of related families or people
C2Morecondition
US /kənˈdɪʃən/
UK /kənˈdɪʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something to make it better
- To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Disease or other medical problem
- The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
A2Moreconvince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMoredeaf
US /dɛf/
UK /def/
- Adjective
- Not able to hear; hard of hearing
B1Moredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMorediscipline
US /ˈdɪsəplɪn/
UK /'dɪsəplɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- Particular field of study
- Transitive Verb
- To control or train others by making them obey you
- To punish a person for their wrongdoing
B1TOEICMoredomestication
US /dəˌmɛstəˈkeʃən/
UK /dəˌmestɪ'keɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Training to behave in a home/live with humans
B1Moreenergy
US /ˈɛnədʒi/
UK /'enədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or mental strength
- Enthusiasm and determination.
A2Moreentrance
US /ˈentrəns/
UK /ˈentrəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A place where you enter a house or other building
- Act of joining a party in a showy manner
B1TOEICMoreexecution
US /ˌɛksɪˈkjuʃən/
UK /ˌeksɪˈkju:ʃn/
- Noun
- Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
- Act of performing something such as a plan
B2Morefall on deaf ears
US /fɔl ɑn dɛf ɪrz/
UK /fɔ:l ɒn def ɪəz/
- other
- To be ignored or disregarded by those addressed.
B2Morego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrim
US /ɡrɪm/
UK /ɡrɪm/
- Adjective
- Being very serious or determined
- Causing someone to worry or feel sad or hopeless
B1Moreharness
US /ˈhɑrnɪs/
UK /'hɑ:nɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To capture the power of something
- To put a harness on (an animal).
- Noun
- Equipment used by horses to pull things
- A means of controlling and utilizing something, especially natural energy.
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreidiot
US /ˈɪdiət/
UK /'ɪdɪət/
- Noun
- A person who is foolish or not very smart
B2Morein jail
US /ɪn dʒel/
UK /in dʒeil/
- Phrase
- Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
B1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morejail
US /dʒel/
UK /dʒeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To hold people who are being punished for a crime
B1Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorekill me
US
UK
- Interjection
- An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- Phrase
- A direct request to end one's life, often due to unbearable suffering.
A2Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
miner
US /ˈmaɪnɚ/
UK /'maɪnə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone working in a mine to dig out coal, etc.
B2Moremining
US /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
UK /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of digging to get coal, gold, silver etc.
B2Moreminor
US /ˈmaɪnɚ/
UK /'maɪnə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- An interval a half tone smaller than its major
- Noun
- Subject studied in college, but not the main one
- Someone too young to be legally responsible
B1Morenether
US /ˈnɛðɚ/
UK /ˈneðə(r)/
- Noun
- Located below or beneath something else
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morepatience
US /ˈpeʃəns/
UK /ˈpeɪʃns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to wait without being annoyed
- Perseverance; the ability to continue doing something despite difficulties.
B2TOEICMorerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMoreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMorerequest
US /rɪˈkwɛst/
UK /rɪ'kwest/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for, usually politely and formally
- Noun
- Thing that has been asked for
- A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
A2TOEICMorescarce
US /skers/
UK /skeəs/
- Adjective
- Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
B2TOEICMoreseek
US /sik/
UK /si:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
A2TOEICMorespecifically
US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/
- Adverb
- As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- In a definite and clear manner.
A2Morestay away
US /ste əˈwe/
UK /stei əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- To remain absent from a place or event.
C2Morestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
strict
US /strɪkt/
UK /strɪkt/
- Adjective
- Tending to enforce rules; severe
- (Of orders) that must be obeyed
A2Moresummon
US /ˈsʌmən/
UK /'sʌmən/
- Transitive Verb
- To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
B1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMoresword
US /sɔrd/
UK /sɔ:d/
- Countable Noun
- A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
B1Moretake it away
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove something.
- Idiom
- To begin playing or performing.
C1Moretimber
US /ˈtɪmbɚ/
UK /ˈtɪmbə(r)/
- Interjection
- Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
- Uncountable Noun
- Wood used as a building material
B1Moretrail
US /trel/
UK /treɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- Rough path, as through a forest or field
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To follow behind someone
- To be losing to a competitor
B1TOEICMoreunderground
US /ˈʌndərgraʊnd/
UK /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/
- Adjective
- (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- Secret or subversive.
- Noun
- Secret group organized to overthrow a government
- Subway system, e.g. in London
B1Moreunexpected
US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
- Adjective
- Surprising because it was not expected
- Noun
- An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
B2Moreusage
US /ˈjusɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ/
UK /ˈju:sɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount something is used
- Way something is actually used
B2Morewield
US /wild/
UK /wi:ld/
- Transitive Verb
- To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
- To hold and use a weapon or tool.
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- take it away: To remove something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- by blood: Connected through biological or family relationships.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- going on: To continue doing something
- at least: As a minimum
- fall on deaf ears: To be ignored or disregarded by those addressed.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- seek: To ask someone for help
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- harness: To capture the power of something
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- grim: Being very serious or determined
- scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- usage: Amount something is used
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- point: An item to be discussed
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
- mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
- timber: Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
- wield: To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- clan: Group of related families or people
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- domestication: Training to behave in a home/live with humans
- miner: Someone working in a mine to dig out coal, etc.
- nether: Located below or beneath something else
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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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