accuse
US /əˈkjuz/
UK /ə'kju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To claim that someone has done something wrong
A2Moreblame
US /blem/
UK /bleɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To say someone is responsible for something bad
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saying someone did something bad
A2TOEICMorecapital
US /ˈkæpɪtl/
UK /'kæpɪtl/
- Noun
- Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- Official main city of a country, province or state
- Adjective
- Main, or major
- (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
A2Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morecelebration
US /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/
UK /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Party, event where people rejoice over something
A2Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Moreconcede
US /kənˈsid/
UK /kən'si:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To admit that something is true
B2Morecorruption
US /kəˈrʌpʃən/
UK /kəˈrʌpʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being damaged or spoiled
- Illegal, immoral dishonesty
B1Moredecisive
US /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
UK /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
- Adjective
- Able to make choices quickly and confidently
B1Moredefeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Moredemocracy
US /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/
UK /dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System of government in which everyone is equal
- Principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a society.
B1Moreecstatic
US /ɛkˈstætɪk/
UK /ɪkˈstætɪk/
- Adjective
- Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
B2Moreelection
US /ɪˈlɛkʃən/
UK /ɪ'lekʃn/
- Noun
- Process of choosing someone by voting
B1TOEICMoremajority
US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/
UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount that is more than half of a group
- The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
B1TOEICMoremovement
US /ˈmuvmənt/
UK /ˈmu:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
A2Morenegligence
US /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns/
UK /ˈneglɪdʒəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Failure to give someone or something enough care
B1TOEICMoreparliament
US /ˈpɑrləmənt/
UK /ˈpɑ:ləmənt/
- Noun
- Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- Period when the Uk government is in session
A2Moreprotest
US /ˈproʊtɛst/
UK /'prəʊtest/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To argue against something in a forceful way
- To express a strong objection or dislike
- Noun
- Forceful argument against something
- Objection to something
A2Morerailway
US /ˈrelˌwe/
UK /ˈreɪlweɪ/
- Noun
- System of tracks on which trains travel
A2Morerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMoreseismic
US /ˈsaɪzmɪk/
UK /ˈsaɪzmɪk/
- Adjective
- Of earthquakes
B2Moreserve
US /sɚv/
UK /sɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
A2TOEICMoreshift
US /ʃɪft/
UK /ʃɪft/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change in position or direction
- To move something from one place to another
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
- Period of work starting at a certain time
A2Moreshift in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- A change or alteration in something.
B2Moretragic
US /ˈtrædʒɪk/
UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/
- Adjective
- (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
B1More
Vocabulary
- shift in: A change or alteration in something.
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- shift: To change in position or direction
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- ecstatic: Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
- decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- seismic: Of earthquakes
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- concede: To admit that something is true
- long: Person's name
- negligence: Failure to give someone or something enough care
- station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
- celebration: Party, event where people rejoice over something
- railway: System of tracks on which trains travel
- leader: Person who is in charge of a group or task
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- student: Person studying at school
- tonight: Night following this day
- serbia: A historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the th and th centuries
- balkan: An inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
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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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Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to the student-led movement
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/10/26Discover how a powerful student-led movement in Serbia recently achieved a major political victory, forcing a long-serving leader to concede defeat. You will pick up impactful political vocabulary like 'concede defeat' and 'seismic shift' while hearing about this exciting grassroots change in the Balkans.
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