accountability
US /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/
UK /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Responsibility to someone or for some activity
B1Moreactionable
US /ˈækʃənəbəl/
UK /ˈækʃənəbl/
- Adjective
- Something you can act on
- That can be prosecuted in a court of law
B1Moreat 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.
C2Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Morebarrier
US /ˈbæriɚ/
UK /'bærɪə(r)/
- Noun
- Difficult situation preventing something happening
- Structure or object that stops free movement
B1TOEICMorebring about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause to happen
A1Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Morecombat
US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/
UK /'kɒmbæt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight someone or something physically
B1Moreconsistency
US /kənˈsɪstənsi/
UK /kən'sɪstənsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- Physical quality of being smooth, thick, lumpy
B1Moreconsistent
US /kənˈsɪstənt/
UK /kənˈsɪstənt/
- Adjective
- Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- In agreement; reliable
A2Moreconstant
US /ˈkɑnstənt/
UK /'kɒnstənt/
- Adjective
- Happening frequently or without pause
- Remaining the same over time or not changing.
- Noun
- Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
- A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
A2TOEICMoreconsume
US /kənˈsum/
UK /kən'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
A2TOEICMorecontent
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/
UK /'kɒntent/
- Adjective
- Being happy or satisfied
- In a state of peaceful happiness.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
- The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
A2Moredeliberate
US /dɪˈlɪbərɪt/
UK /dɪ'lɪbərət/
- Adjective
- Carefully thought out in advance
- Done purposely
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To consider a problem or decision carefully
B2Moredetermine
US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/
UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
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
B1TOEICMoreEasier said than done
US
UK
- Idiom
- More difficult than it appears to be.
A1Moreenvision
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To imagine or picture in your mind
C2TOEICMorefor life
US /fɔr laɪf/
UK /fɔ: laif/
- Phrase
- For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- To support someone for the duration of their life.
- Adjective
- Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
A1Morefoster
US /'fɔ:stər/
UK /'fɒstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
B1TOEICMoregenuine
US /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/
UK /ˈdʒenjuɪn/
- Adjective
- Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- Being sincere in your actions or character
A2TOEICMoregrateful
US /ˈɡretfəl/
UK /ˈgreɪtfl/
- Adjective
- Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
B1TOEICMoregratification
US /ˌɡrætəfɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌgrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
- Noun
- A source of pleasure or satisfaction.
B2Moreguarantee
US /ˌɡærənˈti/
UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/
- Transitive Verb
- To promise to repair a broken product
- To promise that something will happen or be done
- Countable Noun
- A promise to repair a broken product
- Promise that something will be done as expected
A2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein detail
US /ɪn dɪˈtel/
UK /in ˈdi:teil/
- Phrase
- Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
A2Morein real life
US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/
UK /in riəl laif/
- Phrase
- In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
A2Morein reality
US /ɪn riˈælɪti/
UK /in riˈæliti/
- Phrase
- Actually; in fact; truly.
B2Moreingrain
US /ɪn'greɪn/
UK /'ɪn'greɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To be deeply attached or fixed in
C2Morelifestyle
US /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
UK /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/
- Noun
- The type of life that you have; the way you live
B1TOEICMoremastermind
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
- Noun
- Person behind a very clever (often criminal) plan
C2Morematerial
US /məˈtɪriəl/
UK /məˈtɪəriəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cloth; fabric
- Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
- Adjective
- Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
- Belonging to the world of physical things
A2Moremeditation
US /ˌmɛdɪˈteʃən/
UK /ˌmedɪ'teɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of deep and quiet thinking
- The practice of focusing one's mind for a period of time.
B2Moremental
US /ˈmɛntl/
UK /ˈmentl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind
A2TOEICMoremicro
US /ˈmaɪkro/
UK /'maɪkrəʊ/
- Noun
- A prefix meaning 'very small'
B2Moremindful
US /ˈmaɪndfəl/
UK /ˈmaɪndfl/
- Adjective
- Bearing in mind; attentive to
B1Moremotivation
US /ˌmotəˈveʃən/
UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Reason behind why someone did something
- Enthusiasm for doing something.
B1TOEICMorenegative
US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/
UK /'neɡətɪv/
- Noun
- The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
- Adjective
- Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
- In mathematics, being less than zero
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon the right foot
US /ɑn ðə ˈraɪt fʊt/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈraɪt fʊt/
- other
- To start something positively or successfully.
B1Moreon the same wavelength
US /ɑn ðə ˈseɪm ˈweɪvlɛŋθ/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈseɪm ˈweɪvlɛŋθ/
- other
- Having similar ideas or feelings; understanding each other well.
B2Moreout of reach
US /aʊt ʌv ritʃ/
UK /aut ɔv ri:tʃ/
- Phrase
- Cannot be touched as it is far away
- Adjective
- Too high or far away to be touched or grasped; unattainable.
- Beyond someone's capacity to obtain or achieve; unaffordable.
A2Morephone in
US /foʊn ɪn/
UK /fəʊn ɪn/
- other
- Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
B2Morephysical state
US
UK
- Noun
- The condition of a body or substance with respect to its physical attributes.
- A form of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma) that is characterized by relatively uniform physical properties.
positive
US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/
UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/
- Adjective
- Showing agreement or support for something
- Being sure about something; knowing the truth
- Noun
- A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
A2Morepurposeful
US /ˈpɜ:rpəsfl/
UK /ˈpɜ:pəsfl/
- Adjective
- Having a clear goal or intent
- Having or showing determination or resolve.
B1Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morereveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMorerewire
US /riˈwaɪr/
UK /ˌri:'waɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put new electricity cables in (a building)
B1Moreroutine
US /ruˈtin/
UK /ru:ˈti:n/
- Adjective
- Happening or done regularly or habitually
- Always the same; boring through lack of variety
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
- Series of actions that make up a performance
A2TOEICMoresame 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.
A1Moreslip
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
B1TOEICMoreslip off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove (a piece of clothing) quickly and easily.
- To slide unintentionally from a surface.
B1Moreslip under
US /slɪp ˈʌndɚ/
UK /slɪp ˈʌndə/
- other
- To move quietly or unnoticed under something.
C1Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMorestretch
US /strɛtʃ/
UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
A2TOEICMoresubtly
US /ˈsəd(ə)li/
UK /ˈsʌtli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
B1Moresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moresustain
US /səˈsten/
UK /sə'steɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To lengthen or continue to do something
- To support or maintain someone or something
B2TOEICMorethrive
US /θraɪv/
UK /θraɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be or become healthy or successful
- To grow or develop well; to flourish.
B2TOEICMoreturn things around
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause a situation or business to improve significantly.
A2Moreunder the covers
US /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈkʌvɚz/
UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈkʌvəz/
- other
- Lying in bed, usually covered by bedclothes.
B1Morewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1Morewavelength
US /ˈwevˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ/
UK /'weɪvleŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- To have similar feelings
- The size of a wave
C1Morewind down
US /wɪnd daʊn/
UK /wind daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become quiet or calm, after activity
A1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
- turn things around: To cause a situation or business to improve significantly.
- such as: For example; like
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- bring about: To cause to happen
- on the same wavelength: Having similar ideas or feelings; understanding each other well.
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- physical state: The condition of a body or substance with respect to its physical attributes.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- on the right foot: To start something positively or successfully.
- slip under: To move quietly or unnoticed under something.
- at least: As a minimum
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- under the covers: Lying in bed, usually covered by bedclothes.
- wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
- phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
- slip off: To remove (a piece of clothing) quickly and easily.
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- material: Cloth; fabric
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- spot: A certain place or area
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
- accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
- gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
- foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
- subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
- click: To work well with someone or something
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
- important: Having power or authority
- act: To behave in a certain way
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- wavelength: To have similar feelings
- rewire: To put new electricity cables in (a building)
- mastermind: To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
- ingrain: To be deeply attached or fixed in
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- purposeful: Having a clear goal or intent
- actionable: Something you can act on
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
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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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