accumulate
US /əˈkjumjəˌlet/
UK /əˈkju:mjəleɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
C2Moreat a time
US /æt e taɪm/
UK /æt ə taim/
- Phrase
- Separately; one by one
- Simultaneously; together
A1Morebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Morebachelor
US /ˈbætʃəlɚ, ˈbætʃlɚ/
UK /'bætʃələ(r)/
- Noun
- Person who earned a first degree at a university
- Man who has never married
B2Moreby example
US
UK
- Phrase
- Through demonstration or serving as a model.
- Through one's own behavior and actions, rather than just words.
A2Morecherry
US /ˈtʃɛri/
UK /ˈtʃeri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
- A tree that produces cherries.
- Adjective
- Bright red color
B1Morechili
US /ˈtʃɪli/
UK /ˈtʃɪli/
- Noun
- Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
B2Morecoastal
US /ˈkoʊstl/
UK /ˈkəʊstl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the area of sea near land
A2Morecream
US /krim/
UK /kri:m/
- Adjective
- Pale color that is yellowish white
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
- Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
B1Moredegree
US /dɪˈɡri/
UK /dɪˈgri:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount or extent of something
- Unit for measuring temperature or angles
A2TOEICMoredelicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
B1TOEICMoreerosion
US /ɪˈrəʊʒ(ə)n/
UK /ɪ'rəʊʒn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
- The gradual destruction or diminution of something.
B1Moreexam
US /ɪɡˈzæm/
UK /ɪgˈzæm/
- Noun
- (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
- Transitive Verb
- To inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
A2Moreexpose
US /ɪkˈspoʊz/
UK /ɪk'spəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make visible, without covering or protection
- To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
A2TOEICMorefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoregrill
US /ɡrɪl/
UK /ɡrɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plate of food that has been grilled
- Metal bars on which food is cooked over fire
- Transitive Verb
- To cook directly over fire on a flat metal bars
- To ask many (difficult) questions for a long time
B1Moreimprovement
US /ɪmˈpruvmənt/
UK /ɪmˈpru:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Addition or change that makes something better
- A thing that constitutes an improvement; an addition or alteration that enhances value.
A2TOEICMoreinfinite
US /ˈɪnfənɪt/
UK /'ɪnfɪnət/
- Adjective
- Being very large in amount
- Without an end; limitless; endless
B2Moreinspire
US /ɪnˈspaɪr/
UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe in
- To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
B1TOEICMorejuicy
US /ˈdʒusi/
UK /'dʒu:sɪ/
- Adjective
- (Of a fruit) full of juice
A2Moremass
US /mæs/
UK /mæs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- Large amount or number of something
- Transitive Verb
- To gather people or things into a large group
B1Moremid
US /mɪd/
UK /mɪd/
- Adjective
- At (or near) the middle point
B2Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMorepineapple
US /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/
UK /ˈpaɪnæpl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- The tropical plant that produces the pineapple fruit.
- Adjective
- Having the flavor of pineapple.
C1Morepork
US /pɔ:rk/
UK /pɔ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Meat of a pig, used for food
B2Morereclaim
US /rɪˈklem/
UK /rɪ'kleɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To get back something that was lost; recover
B2TOEICMorereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMoresoap
US /sop/
UK /səʊp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- A TV serial
- Transitive Verb
- To put soap on something so it can be cleaned
A2Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMorespeed
US /spid/
UK /spi:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- How fast or slow something is or is done
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move quickly when completing an action
- To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
A2TOEICMoreswat
US /swɑt/
UK /swɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit, slap, or smack, e.g. so as to kill a fly
C1Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretender
US /ˈtɛndɚ/
UK /'tendə(r)/
- Adjective
- Gentle; with great care or consideration
- Feeling pain when an area of skin is touched
- Noun
- A formal offer for something (e.g. some business)
B2TOEICMoreto taste
US /tu teɪst/
UK /tu teɪst/
- other
- Add an ingredient according to your preference.
A2Moreton
US /tʌn/
UK /tʌn/
- Noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
A2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
- important: Having power or authority
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- land: Region or country
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
- coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
- erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
- reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
- soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- swat: To hit, slap, or smack, e.g. so as to kill a fly
- cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
- pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- juicy: (Of a fruit) full of juice
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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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