accelerate
US /ækˈsɛləˌret/
UK /əkˈseləreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to occur earlier than expected
- To increase the speed or rate of something
B1TOEICMoreadjacent
US /əˈdʒesənt/
UK /əˈdʒeɪsnt/
- Adjective
- Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
- (In geometry) having a common vertex and side.
B1Moreangst
US /ɑŋkst/
UK /æŋst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
C1Moreawait
US /əˈwet/
UK /əˈweɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep ready for future needs
- To be ready to happen, or about to happen
B1Morebaddie
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Main bad character in a film or work of fiction
C2Morebarely
US /ˈbɛrli/
UK /ˈbɛəli/
- Adverb
- Only just; just possible
A2TOEICMorebatty
US
UK
- Adjective
- A little crazy; odd; eccentric
B2Moreblade
US /bled/
UK /bleɪd/
- Noun
- One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- Sharp edge used for cutting
B1Morecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecarnival
US /ˈkɑrnəvəl/
UK /'kɑ:nɪvl/
- Noun
- Traveling amusement show with rides and sideshows
B1Morecomfort
US /ˈkʌmfət/
UK /'kʌmfət/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to make distressed person feel better
- Uncountable Noun
- Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
- State of being relaxed, warm or happy
A2Morecompost
US /ˈkɑmˌpost/
UK /'kɒmpɒst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
- Transitive Verb
- To make dead plants, leaves etc. into fertilizer
B2Moreconsumer
US /kənˈsumɚ/
UK /kənˈsju:mə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who buys goods or services
- An economic agent who uses goods and services.
- Adjective
- Relating to people who buy goods and services.
A2Moredeliver
US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/
UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- To save someone from a problem or crisis
A2TOEICMoredownpour
US /ˈdaʊnˌpɔr, -ˌpor/
UK /ˈdaʊnpɔ:(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A heavy rain shower
C2Moredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Moreevocative
US /ɪˈvɑkətɪv/
UK /ɪˈvɒkətɪv/
- Adjective
- Bringing to mind thoughts, feelings, or memories
C1Moreexistential
US /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl, ˌɛksɪ-/
UK /ˌegzɪˈstenʃəl/
- Adjective
- Philosophy concerning existence
B2Moreexperience in
US
UK
- Phrase
- Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
B1Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefire off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To say or ask questions quickly
- To send a letter in haste
A1Morefold
US /fold/
UK /fəʊld/
- Transitive Verb
- To bend one part of something against another
- (Of business) to fail or close down
- Countable Noun
- Pen where sheep are kept
- Group of people who have a common belief
B1TOEICMoreglitter
US /ˈɡlɪtɚ/
UK /ˈglɪtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shine with individual tiny flashes of light
B1Moreimagery
US /ˈɪmɪdʒri/
UK /'ɪmɪdʒərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Use of symbolism to help imagine something
- Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
A2Morein the dark
US /ɪn ði dɑrk/
UK /in ðə dɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Uninformed about something; unaware.
- Phrase
- In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
- In a place with little or no light.
A1Morein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Morelook into
US /lʊk ˈɪntu/
UK /luk ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
A1Moremessy
US /ˈmɛsi/
UK /'mesɪ/
- Adjective
- Being complex or difficult to fix
- Being untidy or dirty
A2Moremonologue
US /ˈmɑnəˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ/
UK /'mɒnəlɒɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long speech given by one person, often in a play
- A long, uninterrupted speech by one person, often dominating a conversation.
C1Moremy eye
US /ˈmaɪ aɪ/
UK /ˈmaɪ ai/
- other
- Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
B2Moreobsolescence
US /ˌɑbsəˈlɛsəns/
UK /ˌɒbsəˈlesns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Fact of going out of date/starting to be not used
C1Moreon fire
US /ɑn faɪr/
UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/
- Adjective
- Very successful or popular
- Burning
A2Moreoneness
US /ˈwʌnnɪs/
UK /ˈwʌnnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being united into one
B1Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorerelief
US /rɪˈlif/
UK /rɪˈli:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
B1TOEICMoreresist
US /rɪˈzɪst/
UK /rɪ'zɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- To fight or prevent something from happening
A2TOEICMoreshelf
US /ʃɛlf/
UK /ʃelf/
- Countable Noun
- Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- Flat board attached to a wall to put things on
A2TOEICMoreshelf life
US /ʃɛlf laɪf/
UK /ʃelf laif/
- Noun
- The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
A2Moresoak
US /sok/
UK /səʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something completely wet
- To place something in liquid for a period of time
- Noun
- Placement in liquid for a period of time
B1Moresociety
US /səˈsaɪɪti/
UK /sə'saɪətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
A2TOEICMorespectacle
US /ˈspɛktəkəl/
UK /ˈspektəkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Impressive performance, public event or show
- Large public event, performance, or show
B1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresubmit
US /səbˈmɪt/
UK /səbˈmɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To accept a superior force has power over you
A2TOEICMoresurrender
US /səˈrɛndɚ/
UK /sə'rendə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give up in a fight that you cannot win
- To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
B1Moreteardrop
US /ˈtɪrdrɑ:p/
UK /ˈtɪədrɒp/
- Adjective
- Anything shaped like a falling drop
C2Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Morevast
US /væst/
UK /vɑ:st/
- Adjective
- Being very large in size or amount
A2TOEICMoreversa
US /'vɜ:sə/
UK /'vɜ:sə/
- Adverb
- used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
C1Morevice
US /ˌvaɪ.sə/
UK /ˌvaɪs/
- Noun
- used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- a moral fault or weakness in someone's character
- illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.
B2Morevisual
US /ˈvɪʒuəl/
UK /'vɪʒʊəl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to vision
- Noun
- Pictures/images used to help audience understand
- A picture, map, piece of film, or other visual representation.
A2More
Vocabulary
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- fire off: To say or ask questions quickly
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- barely: Only just; just possible
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- soak: To make something completely wet
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- leave: To go away from; depart
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
- spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- existential: Philosophy concerning existence
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- imagery: Use of symbolism to help imagine something
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
- carnival: Traveling amusement show with rides and sideshows
- part: Division of a book
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- glitter: To shine with individual tiny flashes of light
- angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
- evocative: Bringing to mind thoughts, feelings, or memories
- await: To keep ready for future needs
- obsolescence: Fact of going out of date/starting to be not used
- downpour: A heavy rain shower
- teardrop: Anything shaped like a falling drop
- oneness: Quality of being united into one
- baddie: Main bad character in a film or work of fiction
- batty: A little crazy; odd; eccentric
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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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The Comforts Of Cyberpunk | Escape Into Meaning
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/23Ever wondered about the deep meaning behind those dazzling, dystopian cyberpunk cities? Dive into the world of Blade Runner and explore how consumer culture and the information age shape our existential thoughts, picking up some seriously advanced vocabulary along the way!
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