accuse
US /əˈkjuz/
UK /ə'kju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To claim that someone has done something wrong
A2Moreaffect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMoreass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Moreastral
US /ˈæstrəl/
UK /ˈæstrəl/
- Adjective
- Relating to or coming from stars
C2Morebarely
US /ˈbɛrli/
UK /ˈbɛəli/
- Adverb
- Only just; just possible
A2TOEICMorebrowse
US /braʊz/
UK /braʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
- To use a browser to view websites on the Internet.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A collection of things to look through.
B2TOEICMorebypass
US /ˈbaɪˌpæs/
UK /ˈbaɪpɑ:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To go around something; avoid
- Noun
- A road that goes around a town or village
B2Moreclothe
US /kloʊð/
UK /kləʊð/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
B1Moreconsensual
US /kən'senʃʊrl/
UK /kən'senʃʊəl/
- Adjective
- (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
C1Moreconsent
US /kənˈsɛnt/
UK /kən'sent/
- Intransitive Verb
- To agree or give approval to do something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Approval, agreement (for something to happen)
- Official permission to do something
B1Moredna
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Chemical in living cells with genetic information
B2Morefridge
US /frɪdʒ/
UK /frɪdʒ/
- Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
A2Morego ahead
US /ɡo əˈhɛd/
UK /ɡəu əˈhed/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- To give permission to do something
- Intransitive Verb
- To start or proceed with something
- To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMoreintimidate
US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/
UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel afraid
B2Morelook into
US /lʊk ˈɪntu/
UK /luk ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
A1Morematch up to
US /mætʃ ʌp tu/
UK /mætʃ ʌp tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be as good as someone or something
A1Morememory
US /ˈmɛməri/
UK /'memərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability of the mind to call back past things
- Space for the storage of information on a computer
A2Moreoffense
US /əˈfɛns/
UK /əˈfens/
- Noun
- Attempt to score in a game or match
- Breaking of a rule or law
B1TOEICMorepersonal
US /ˈpɚsənəl/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/
- Adjective
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
A2Morepick me up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To collect someone or something from a place.
- To improve someone's mood or energy.
A2Moreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorerape
US /rep/
UK /reɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To force someone to have sex against their will
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of forcing someone to have sex
- Plant used as a source of an edible oil
B1Morerapist
US /ˈrepɪst/
UK /ˈreɪpɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Person forcing someone to have sex
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
A2TOEICMorerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMorescare away
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To frighten someone or something so that they go away.
A2Moresecurity
US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/
UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/
- Noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
A2TOEICMoreslip
US /slɪp/
UK /slɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- A field position in cricket
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
B1TOEICMoresmooth
US /smuð/
UK /smu:ð/
- Adjective
- Moving without stops and starts
- Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
- Transitive Verb
- To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
- To spread a substance over a surface
A2Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMoretake out
US /tek aʊt/
UK /teik aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To apply for and get a license
- To take someone on a date
- Uncountable Noun
- Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
A1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretanner
US /ˈtænɚ/
UK /ˈtænə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Craftsman who tans skins and hides
B2Morethreaten
US /ˈθrɛtn/
UK /ˈθretn/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- To say you may harm or hurt someone
A2Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoreturn around
US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/
UK /tə:n əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change your body to the opposite direction
- To make something running badly into a success
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
- To improve or cause to improve.
A1Morewaste
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
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- scare away: To frighten someone or something so that they go away.
- have to: Must do
- match up to: To be as good as someone or something
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- barely: Only just; just possible
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- consent: To agree or give approval to do something
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- respect: To follow the established rules
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- leave: To go away from; depart
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
- rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- bypass: To go around something; avoid
- consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- rapist: Person forcing someone to have sex
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- astral: Relating to or coming from stars
- tanner: Craftsman who tans skins and hides
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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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