accent
US /ˈækˌsɛnt/
UK /'æksent/
- Transitive Verb
- To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- Noun
- Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
- Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
A2Morealligator
US /ˈælɪˌɡetɚ/
UK /'ælɪɡeɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large reptile like a crocodile
- Leather made from the skin of an alligator.
B2Morebend
US /bɛnd/
UK /bend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become curved or no longer straight
- To move your body so that it is not straight up
- Noun
- When a road changes direction; turn
A2Morebitch
US /bɪtʃ/
UK /bɪtʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To aggressively complain about something
- Countable Noun
- Female dog
- Offensive term for a female
B2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Moreboar
US /bɔr,bor/
UK /bɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Wild pig
C1Moreboo
US /bu/
UK /bu:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
B2Morebow
US /bo/
UK /baʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To (cause to) curve or bend
- Noun
- Wooden weapon made to shoot arrows
- Front part of a boat
A2Morebunch
US /bʌntʃ/
UK /bʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of things of the same kind
- A group of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To group people or things closely together
B1Morecollection
US /kəˈlɛkʃən/
UK /kəˈlekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
- Group of similar things gathered as a hobby
A2Morecomplex
US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/
UK /'kɒmpleks/
- Countable Noun
- Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- Adjective
- Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
A2Moreconditioner
US /kənˈdɪʃənɚ/
UK /kənˈdɪʃənə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Liquid to make hair smoother, softer
- A substance used to improve the condition of something, especially hair.
B1Morecounsel
US /ˈkaʊnsəl/
UK /ˈkaʊnsl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen and give expert advice to someone
- To advise (someone) on legal matters.
- Uncountable Noun
- Advice or guidance.
B1Morecurse
US /kɚs/
UK /kɜ:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use offensive language when angry; swear
- Noun
- Act to cause trouble to others
- A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
B1Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredisaster
US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/
UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- A complete failure.
- Uncountable Noun
- A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
A2Moreduck
US /dʌk/
UK /dʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid doing something that is difficult
- To lower your head to avoid hitting something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Common type of water bird
B1Moredumb
US /dʌm/
UK /dʌm/
- Adjective
- Senseless; stupid
B1Moreempower
US /ɛmˈpaʊɚ/
UK /ɪm'paʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a power or ability
B2Morefeminist
US /ˈfɛmənɪst/
UK /ˈfemənɪst/
- Noun
- Person believing women have the same rights as men
B1Morefishy
US /ˈfɪʃi/
UK /ˈfɪʃi/
- Adjective
- Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
B2Moreginger
US /ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/
UK /ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)/
- Adjective
- Being reddish-brown in color
- Uncountable Noun
- Root with a hot strong taste used in cooking
B2Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Moregrade
US /ɡred/
UK /ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a road the required angle of slope
- To determine the level or quality of something
- Noun
- Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
- Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
B1TOEICMoregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreillegally
US /ɪˈliɡəlɪ/
UK /ɪ'li:ɡəlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
B2Morejustice
US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
UK /'dʒʌstɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- Countable Noun
- Person in a court who judges criminal cases
A2Moremingle
US /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
UK /ˈmɪŋgl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
B2Moremining
US /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
UK /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of digging to get coal, gold, silver etc.
B2Moremop
US /mɑp/
UK /mɒp/
- Noun
- Sponge or cloth on long handle, for washing floor
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop
B2Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Moreore
US /ɔr, or/
UK /ɔ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Rock containing valuable metal
- A source or supply of something.
B2Moreow
US /aʊ/
UK /aʊ/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are hurt
C2Morepet
US /pɛt/
UK /pet/
- Countable Noun
- Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- Transitive Verb
- To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
- To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way
A2Morepolitical
US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/
UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Being active or interested in government matters
- Diplomatic
A2Moreprepare yourself
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get yourself ready for something.
A2Moreprincess
US /ˈprɪnsɪs, -ˌsɛs, prɪnˈsɛs/
UK /ˌprɪnˈses/
- Countable Noun
- Daughter of a king and queen
A2Morescalp
US /skælp/
UK /skælp/
- Noun
- Part of the human head covered by hair
- Transitive Verb
- To sell e.g. tickets far above the original price
B2Moresend in
US /sɛnd ɪn/
UK /send in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
- To deliver something to its destination
A1Moresummit
US /ˈsʌmɪt/
UK /'sʌmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
- Highest part or top point of a mountain
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).
B1Moretangle
US /ˈtæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈtæŋgl/
- Transitive Verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
B2Moretease
US /tiz/
UK /ti:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To purposefully bother an animal
- To playfully embarrass or make fun of
- Noun
- Something said or done as a joke
B1Moreterritory
US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori/
UK /'terətrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of land defended by an animal
- Area of particular knowledge or experience
B1TOEICMoretrailer
US /ˈtrelɚ/
UK /'treɪlə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- Vehicle pulled by a truck/car to transport things
C2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2Moreweave
US /wiv/
UK /wi:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- To combine and connect ideas, stories, or themes
- Noun
- Particular type of cloth made by crossing threads
B1Morewee
US /wi/
UK /wi:/
- Adjective
- Scottish and Northern English small; short
- Intransitive Verb
- (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
C1Morewish upon
US /wɪʃ əˈpɑn/
UK /wiʃ əˈpɔn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a wish when seeing a star, especially a shooting star.
B1More
Vocabulary
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
- send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
- wish upon: To make a wish when seeing a star, especially a shooting star.
- have to: Must do
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- territory: Area of land defended by an animal
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- address: Exact street location of a place
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
- weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- great: Very good; better than before
- feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- scalp: Part of the human head covered by hair
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- live: To be alive
- counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- boar: Wild pig
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- mop: Sponge or cloth on long handle, for washing floor
- wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- conditioner: Liquid to make hair smoother, softer
- illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
- ore: Rock containing valuable metal
- ow: Sound people make when they are 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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蘇英蔓 posted on 2026/08/31Ever wondered what happens when Disney Princesses get *really* fed up? This hilarious clip throws them into a chaotic summit where grievances turn into all-out war, complete with surprisingly savage insults and a quest for weapons! You'll pick up some wild vocabulary and phrases that are definitely not in the fairy tales.
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