accommodate
US /əˈkɑ:mədeɪt/
UK /əˈkɒmədeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To adapt or handle a situation, task
- To fit in with others' needs, opinions
B1TOEICMoreacute
US /əˈkjut/
UK /əˈkju:t/
- Adjective
- (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- Strong; very serious or severe
B1Morealien
US /ˈeliən,ˈeljən/
UK /'eɪlɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Foreigner; a person not from this place
- Person or creature from a planet other than Earth
- Adjective
- Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
B1Moreanalogy
US /əˈnælədʒi/
UK /əˈnælədʒi/
- Noun
- Comparison of things based on their similarity
B1Moreargument
US /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/
UK /ˈɑ:gjumənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- A presentation of reasons for or against an idea
A2TOEICMoreat heart
US /æt hɑrt/
UK /æt hɑ:t/
- Phrase
- In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
A1Moreat last
US /æt læst/
UK /æt lɑ:st/
- Adverb
- Finally; after a long delay.
B1Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Moreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMorebanquet
US /ˈbæŋkwɪt/
UK /ˈbæŋkwɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Grand formal dinner
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a grand formal dinner
B2TOEICMoreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Moreblow up
US /blo ʌp/
UK /bləu ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suddenly become angry
- To put air in something, e.g. a tire or balloon
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To explode; to be destroyed by an explosion.
A2Morebout
US /baʊt/
UK /baʊt/
- Countable Noun
- A boxing match
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Period of time spent in a way; period; spell
B2Morecalorie
US /ˈkæləri/
UK /'kælərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
- A kilocalorie, equal to 1000 small calories, used to measure the energy content of food.
B2Moreconclusion
US /kənˈkluʒən/
UK /kənˈklu:ʒn/
- Noun
- End of something; finish
- Judgment or opinion after thinking for a while
A2Morecore
US /kɔr, kor/
UK /kɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To take out the central section of a fruit
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important central part of something
- The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
A2Moredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMoredeprive
US /dɪˈpraɪv/
UK /dɪˈpraɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To deny someone access to or take away something
B2Morediet
US /ˈdaɪɪt/
UK /'daɪət/
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plan of eating to reduce weight or improve health
- The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
A2TOEICMorediscomfort
US /dɪsˈkʌmfərt/
UK /dɪsˈkʌmfət/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- Uncountable Noun
- Feelings of being uncomfortable or uneasy
B2Moredismantle
US /dɪsˈmæntl/
UK /dɪs'mæntl/
- Transitive Verb
- To take something apart in an organized way
- To gradually cause something to come to an end or fail.
B2Moreerase
US /ɪˈreɪs/
UK /ɪˈreɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- To remove written information by mistake
B2TOEICMorefracture
US /ˈfræktʃɚ/
UK /'fræktʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Break in a bone, usually small
- A break down in a relationship
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break something hard, usually a bone
- To cause a break down in a relationship
B2Moregenerous
US /ˈdʒɛnərəs/
UK /ˈdʒenərəs/
- Adjective
- Giving or ready to give freely
- (Of an amount) larger than usual; lavish
A2TOEICMorego away
US /ɡo əˈwe/
UK /ɡəu əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go on vacation
- To leave; depart.
A1Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Moregradually
US /ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ/
UK /ˈgrædʒuəli/
- Adverb
- Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- Little by little; in a slow and progressive manner.
B1TOEICMorehorrible
US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/
UK /ˈhɒrəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
A2TOEICMoreillness
US /ˈɪlnɪs/
UK /ˈɪlnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- A particular instance or type of disease.
A2Morein Heaven's name
US /ɪn ˈhɛvənz neɪm/
UK /ɪn ˈhevənz neɪm/
- other
- Used to express surprise or anger.
B2Moreinnovative
US /ˈɪnəˌvetɪv/
UK /'ɪnəveɪtɪv/
- Adjective
- Having or using new methods or ideas
B1Moreintimacy
US /ˈɪntəməsi/
UK /'ɪntɪməsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The sharing of private and personal things
B2Morekick off
US /kɪk ɔf/
UK /kik ɔf/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To start a football match.
- To start a campaign or event.
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin or start something.
- To remove (shoes) by kicking.
A1Morelegitimacy
US /ləˈdʒɪtəməsi/
UK /lɪ'dʒɪtɪməsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
B2Moreliberation
US /ˌlɪbəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌlɪbə'reɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of setting someone or something free
B2Morelush
US /lʌʃ/
UK /lʌʃ/
- Noun
- Someone who is often drunk
- Adjective
- Being very beautiful, expensive or high in quality
- (Of vegetation) being healthy and full of life
B1Moremature
US /məˈtʃʊr/
UK /məˈtʃʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Behaving like an adult
- Being fully developed physically
- Intransitive Verb
- (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
A2Moremysterious
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/
- Adjective
- Unusual; hard to understand or work out
A2Moreneglect
US /nɪˈɡlɛkt/
UK /nɪ'ɡlekt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of failing to do something important, required
- State or condition of not receiving proper care
- Transitive Verb
- To not do something that is important or required
- To fail to take care of something; ignore
B1TOEICMoreon earth
US /ɑn ɚθ/
UK /ɔn ə:θ/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
A1Moreon offer
US /ɑn ˈɔfɚ/
UK /ɔn ˈɔfə/
- Adjective
- Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
- Being presented or made available.
- Phrase
- Available for purchase.
A2Moreon the part of
US
UK
- Phrase
- By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
- As far as (someone or something) is concerned; by (someone or something).
A1Moreostensibly
US /ɒ'stensəblɪ/
UK /ɒ'stensəblɪ/
- Adverb
- Apparently true or real, but probably not
B2TOEICMoreoutside of
US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
A1Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreprime
US /praɪm/
UK /praɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
- Adjective
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
A2TOEICMorerage
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
B1Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morerupture
US /ˈrʌptʃɚ/
UK /'rʌptʃə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To (cause to) burst or break
- Medical to tear or break
- Noun
- A crack or break in something
- Medical tear or break in something, e.g. a muscle
B2Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Moreshatter
US /ˈʃætɚ/
UK /'ʃætə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break into small pieces
B1Moresilence
US /ˈsaɪləns/
UK /'saɪləns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
- Transitive Verb
- To stop the noise that something is making
- To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
A2Moresnatch
US /snætʃ/
UK /snætʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To take something quickly or eagerly
B2Moresteady
US /ˈstɛdi/
UK /'stedɪ/
- Adjective
- Happening or developing at a regular rate
- Continuing without stopping or changing over time
- Transitive Verb
- To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
- To hold something/someone so they stop moving
B2Moresubtle
US /ˈsʌtl/
UK /'sʌtl/
- Adjective
- Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- Clever or indirect but hides the true purpose
B1Moretemper
US /ˈtɛmpɚ/
UK /ˈtempə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An angry mood or fit; temperament
- Lack of calmness
- Transitive Verb
- To dilute something or make it less severe
- To heat metal to make it hard or flexible
B1TOEICMoreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Moreunconscious
US /ʌnˈkɑnʃəs/
UK /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/
- Adjective
- Not aware of what is going on around you
- Not being deliberate or on purpose
- Uncountable Noun
- The part of the mind that contains thoughts and feelings that one is not aware of.
B1Moreunfold
US /ʌnˈfold/
UK /ʌn'fəʊld/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- To open something that was folded
- Intransitive Verb
- To happen, be told or be revealed
B1Moreup to anything
US /ʌp tu ˈeniθɪŋ/
UK /ʌp tuː ˈeniθɪŋ/
- other
- Engaged in secretive or mischievous plans.
B1More
Vocabulary
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- go on: To continue doing something
- at last: Finally; after a long delay.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
- at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
- on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- in Heaven's name: Used to express surprise or anger.
- kick off: To start a football match.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- up to anything: Engaged in secretive or mischievous plans.
- go away: To go on vacation
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
- accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
- conclusion: End of something; finish
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- blow: To move something using air
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
- person: Man, woman or child
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
- dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
- calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
- discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
- rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
- bout: A boxing match
- lush: Someone who is often drunk
- banquet: Grand formal dinner
- liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- happen: To take place or occur
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
- call: A order or request for action
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
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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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When People Turn Down Love
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/02/04Ever wondered why some people push love away, even when it's right there? This video dives deep into the fascinating psychology of avoidant attachment and emotional neglect, helping you understand these complex relationship dynamics. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to attachment theory and gain cultural insights into why intimacy can be so challenging for some!
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