accomplish
US /əˈkɑmplɪʃ/
UK /ə'kʌmplɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in doing; complete successfully
B1TOEICMoreadjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMoreaudio
US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/
UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/
- Adjective
- Concerning sound
- Uncountable Noun
- Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
B2TOEICMoreborne
US /bɔ:rn/
UK /bɔ:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
B1Morecap
US /kæp/
UK /kæp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Covering for the end or top of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cover the top or end of an object
- To limit the amount of usage of something
B1Morecelebrate
US /ˈsɛləˌbret/
UK /'selɪbreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
A2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecommencement
US /kəˈmɛnsmənt/
UK /kəˈmensmənt/
- Noun
- Time at which something begins
B1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moreculmination
US /ˌkʌl.məˈneɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Noun
- The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point
B2Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMoreeducation
US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- Process of giving or receiving teaching
A2TOEICMoreembarrass
US /ɛmˈbærəs/
UK /ɪm'bærəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
A2Moreembarrassed
US /ɪmˈbærəst/
UK /ɪmˈbærəst/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
- Feeling awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
- Adjective
- Ashamed
- Showing signs of embarrassment.
A2Moreexciting
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
UK /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a reaction; make active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
- Adjective
- Creating interest, happiness or pleasurable fear
- Full of action, thrills, or creating suspense.
A2Morefare
US /fer/
UK /feə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- Food of a particular type.
- Intransitive Verb
- To perform well or poorly
- To succeed or manage in a particular situation.
B1TOEICMoreget here
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To arrive at a specific location.
A1Morego ahead
US /ɡo əˈhɛd/
UK /ɡəu əˈhed/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- To give permission to do something
- Intransitive Verb
- To start or proceed with something
- To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
A1Moregown
US /ɡaʊn/
UK /ɡaʊn/
- Countable Noun
- Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
B1Moregratitude
US /ˈɡrætɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/
UK /ˈgrætɪtju:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- Warm friendly feelings of thanks
B2TOEICMorehang
US /hæŋ/
UK /hæŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- Intransitive Verb
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
A2Morehanging out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorelifetime
US /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/
UK /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The time between birth and death
- An opportunity that is unlikely to occur again.
- Adjective
- Lasting for the duration of someone's life or the existence of something.
B1Moreonline
US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/
UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
- Adjective
- Connected to the internet
- Adverb
- Via the internet.
B1Morepandemic
US /pænˈdɛmɪk/
UK /pæn'demɪk/
- Adjective
- (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- Noun
- a pandemic disease
C2Moreproud
US /praʊd/
UK /praʊd/
- Adjective
- Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
B1TOEICMoreproud of you
US
UK
- Phrase
- Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
B1Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMoreroot
US /rut, rʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- The origin or starting place of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
- (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
A2Morespite
US /spaɪt/
UK /spaɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
- Transitive Verb
- To deliberately annoy or frustrate someone
B2Moresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Moresweat
US /swɛt/
UK /swet/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do an amount of hard work
- To be worried or anxious about something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An amount of hard work
A2Morethink back
US /θɪŋk bæk/
UK /θiŋk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To recapture the past
A1Moreuncertainty
US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/
UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- Lack of confidence; doubt.
B2TOEICMorevirtual
US /ˈvɚtʃuəl/
UK /ˈvɜ:tʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- Existing only in a digital world
B1TOEICMoreyell
US /jɛl/
UK /jel/
- Noun
- A sudden loud cry or shout
- Intransitive Verb
- To shout loudly at someone in pain or excitement
B1More
Vocabulary
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- think back: To recapture the past
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- huge: Very very large
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- couple: To join something to something else
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- commencement: Time at which something begins
- audio: Concerning sound
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- great: Very good; better than before
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- gown: Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- culmination: The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point
- exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
- online: Connected to the internet
- borne: To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
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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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