accidentally
US /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/
UK /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/
- Adverb
- Unexpectedly; by mistake
A2Moreaffection
US /əˈfɛkʃən/
UK /əˈfekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feeling of liking someone or something
- A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
B1Moreattack
US /əˈtæk/
UK /ə'tæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- Noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
A2Morebake
US /bek/
UK /beɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become hot or hard by exposure to heat or sun
A2Morebattle
US /ˈbætl/
UK /'bætl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
A2Morebee
US /bi/
UK /bi:/
- Noun
- Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
- Black and yellow insect that makes honey
B1Morebrawl
US /brɔl/
UK /brɔ:l/
- Noun
- Noisy quarrel/fight among a group, e.g. in public
- Intransitive Verb
- To quarrel or fight noisily, often in public
B2Morecasualty
US /ˈkæʒuəlti/
UK /ˈkæʒuəlti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
- Someone injured or dead as a result of an accident
B1Morecolony
US /ˈkɑləni/
UK /'kɒlənɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
- Country/settlement controlled by another country
B2Moredangerously
US /ˈdendʒərəslɪ/
UK /'deɪndʒərəslɪ/
- Adverb
- In a dangerous way; so that someone could be hurt
B1Moredormant
US /ˈdɔrmənt/
UK /ˈdɔ:mənt/
- Adjective
- Temporarily not active/growing
- (of a disease) Present but not active or causing symptoms.
C1TOEICMoreemerge
US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To rise or appear out of some background
- To become known or apparent.
A2TOEICMorefemale
US / ˈfiˌmel/
UK /'fi:meɪl/
- Adjective
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- A female animal.
A2Morefight it out
US /faɪt ɪt aʊt/
UK /faɪt ɪt aut/
- other
- Settle a dispute by fighting until there is a clear winner.
B2Morefrenzy
US /ˈfrɛnzi/
UK /ˈfrenzi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
B2Moregrapple
US /ˈɡræpəl/
UK /'ɡræpl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
- To attempt to solve difficult problems
B2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreimpatient
US /ɪmˈpeʃənt/
UK /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
- Having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked.
B1TOEICMorelitter
US /ˈlɪtɚ/
UK /'lɪtə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- All the baby animals born at once from one mother
- Intransitive Verb
- To give birth to more than one animal at once
B1TOEICMoremale
US /ˈmel/
UK /meɪl/
- Adjective
- Characteristic of boys or men
- Noun
- A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs
A2Moremate
US /met/
UK /meɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- Partner in a (sexual) relationship
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To pair a male and female so they have children
- To join or fit two things together
B1Moreobject
US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/
UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
- To state one's reason for disagreement
A2TOEICMoreout of control
US /aʊt ʌv kənˈtrol/
UK /aut ɔv kənˈtrəul/
- Adjective
- Impossible to manage or control.
- Not able to be directed or steered.
A1Moreoutback
US /ˌaʊtˈbæk/
UK /ˈaʊtbæk/
- Noun
- Wild uninhabited parts in the center of Australia
B2Morepatrol
US /pəˈtrol/
UK /pə'trəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person or group who checks an area is safe
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To survey an area to maintain safety and order
B1Morepowerful
US /ˈpaʊəfəl/
UK /ˈpauəful/
- Adjective
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
A2TOEICMorescar
US /skɑr/
UK /skɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- A mark on something made by scratching it
- Transitive Verb
- To cause long lasting emotional pain
- To leave a mark on something by scratching it
B1Morestir
US /stɚ/
UK /stɜ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To arouse (attention or interest)
- To mix e.g. food by making circular movements
- Uncountable Noun
- Attention or interest aroused by an event
B1Moreunsuspecting
US /ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ/
UK /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Not feeling doubts or suspicions
B1Morewarrior
US /ˈwɔriɚ,ˈwɑr-/
UK /'wɒrɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
B1Moreweight
US /wet/
UK /weɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
A2TOEICMorewing
US /wɪŋ/
UK /wɪŋ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
- One of the two parts on the side of a plane, bird
- Intransitive Verb
- To fly to a place
A2More
Vocabulary
- fight it out: Settle a dispute by fighting until there is a clear winner.
- have to: Must do
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- leave: To go away from; depart
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
- dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
- frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
- battle: Military fight between armies
- casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
- patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- weight: How heavy something is
- grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- unsuspecting: Not feeling doubts or suspicions
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
- warrior: Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- wing: Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- male: Characteristic of boys or men
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- bake: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
- outback: Wild uninhabited parts in the center of Australia
- white: Person's name
- brawl: Noisy quarrel/fight among a group, e.g. in public
- bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
- dangerously: In a dangerous way; so that someone could be hurt
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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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Nature's Most Violent Mating Ritual | Natural Born Rebels | BBC Earth
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Goro Yoshida posted on 2026/03/10Get ready for a wild ride as we dive into the intense mating rituals of Dawson's burrowing bees in the Australian outback! You'll be amazed by the male combat and mass emergence, and you'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary along the way.
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