accountability
US /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/
UK /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Responsibility to someone or for some activity
B1Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Moreconfusion
US /kənˈfjuʒən/
UK /kən'fju:ʒən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
B1Morecultivate
US /ˈkʌltəˌvet/
UK /'kʌltɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To grow plants, crops etc.
- To cause to grow by education; to enlighten
B1Moredeeply
US /ˈdiplɪ/
UK /ˈdi:pli/
- Adverb
- To a significant degree
- To a great, intense or extreme extent
A2Moreemotional
US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/
UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/
- Adjective
- Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- Relating to or characterized by emotion
A2Moreepisode
US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/
UK /'epɪsəʊd/
- Noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
B1TOEICMoreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Morefeedback
US /ˈfidˌbæk/
UK /ˈfi:dbæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
B1TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefriendship
US /ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp/
UK /ˈfrendʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
B1Moregeneration
US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
A2TOEICMoreget through
US /ɡɛt θru/
UK /ɡet θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive at the end of or finish something
- To succeed in contacting someone by phone
A1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMoreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
lake
US /lek/
UK /leɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of water surrounded by land
A2Morenote
US /noʊ/
UK /nəʊt/
- Verb
- To notice or pay particular attention to something.
- Noun
- A short informal letter or written record.
- A piece of paper money issued by a central bank or government authority that acts as legal tender
A2TOEICMorereaction
US /riˈækʃən/
UK /rɪ'ækʃn/
- Noun
- Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- Feeling or action in response to something
A2Moreregret
US /rɪˈɡrɛt/
UK /rɪ'ɡret/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
- Used to express apology or sadness.
B1Morerelationship
US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/
UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Connection between two or more people or things
- Way people interact or live with each other
A2TOEICMoresalt
US /sɔlt/
UK /sɔ:lt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- Transitive Verb
- To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
- To add salt to ice in order to melt it
A2Moreshake
US /ʃek/
UK /ʃeɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
- Countable Noun
- Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
A2Morespin
US /spɪn/
UK /spɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
B1Morespinning out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily.
- To lose control and rotate rapidly, especially in a vehicle.
A1Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moretake back
US /tek bæk/
UK /teik bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- To return something you bought to the store
- Transitive Verb
- To retract or withdraw a statement or claim.
- To regain possession of something.
A1Moretemper
US /ˈtɛmpɚ/
UK /ˈtempə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An angry mood or fit; temperament
- Lack of calmness
- Transitive Verb
- To dilute something or make it less severe
- To heat metal to make it hard or flexible
B1TOEICMoretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- spinning out: To prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- going on: To continue doing something
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- point: An item to be discussed
- temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- deeply: To a significant degree
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
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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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Angie Katsanevas Opens Up About Her Regrets Regarding Mary Cosby | WWHL
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/11/07Have you ever struggled to express your true feelings to a close friend? In this candid interview, Angie Katsanevas discusses how to take accountability for your reactions during an emotional fallout, helping you pick up useful phrases for navigating difficult interpersonal conversations.
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