acknowledge
US /ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/
UK /ək'nɒlɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- To say you accept the truth or value of something
A2Moreairplane
US /ˈɛrˌplen/
UK /ˈeəpleɪn/
- Countable Noun
- A machine that flies through the air
B1Moreappointment
US /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
UK /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- Noun
- Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- Time you arranged to meet someone or do something
A2TOEICMorebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebroad
US /brɔd/
UK /brɔ:d/
- Adjective
- General; not detailed
- Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other
A2Morecirca
US /ˈsɜ:rkə/
UK /ˈsɜ:kə/
- Preposition
- (Of a historical date) around; approximately
C1Morecostume
US /ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum/
UK /'kɒstju:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- The traditional dress of a particular region or historical period.
- Transitive Verb
- To provide with a costume.
A2Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMoreexcept for
US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/
UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/
- Preposition
- Not including; excluding.
fine
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
A2TOEICMoregarbage
US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/
UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Waste material that has been thrown out
B1TOEICMoregardener
US /ˈɡɑrdnɚ, ˈɡɑrdnɚ/
UK /'ɡɑ:dnə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who takes care of a garden
B1Moregoodness
US /ˈɡʊdnɪs/
UK /ˈgʊdnəs/
- Interjection
- (Used to express slight surprise)
- Uncountable Noun
- Nourishment; good food value
A2Morein progress
US /ɪn ˈprɑɡˌrɛs/
UK /in ˈprəuɡres/
- Adjective
- Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
- Phrase
- In the course of being done or carried out.
B1Morejewelry
US /ˈdʒuəlri/
UK /'dʒu:əlrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
B1Morejudge
US /dʒʌdʒ/
UK /dʒʌdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who decides on the results of a contest
- Person who has the power to make a decision
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To reach a decision about who won a contest
- To form an opinion after careful consideration
A2TOEICMorekarat
US /ˈkærət/
UK /ˈkærət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unit measuring purity of gold/weight of diamond
C2Morenecklace
US /ˈnɛklɪs/
UK /ˈnekləs/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
B1Moreperfume
US /pərˈfju:m/
UK /ˈpɜ:fju:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
- Nice, sweet or flowery smell
- Transitive Verb
- To add a pleasing smell to something
B1Moreplate
US /plet/
UK /pleɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
- Transitive Verb
- To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
A2TOEICMorepregnancy
US /ˈprɛɡnənsi/
UK /ˈpregnənsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- A specific instance or period of being pregnant.
B1Moreprincess
US /ˈprɪnsɪs, -ˌsɛs, prɪnˈsɛs/
UK /ˌprɪnˈses/
- Countable Noun
- Daughter of a king and queen
A2Moreprocedure
US /prəˈsidʒɚ/
UK /prəˈsi:dʒə(r)/
- Noun
- A medical operation
- Usual or standard steps taken to do something
B1TOEICMoreprogress
US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/
UK /'prəʊɡres/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward or toward a place or goal
- To make progress; develop or improve.
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving forward
- The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
A2TOEICMoreregular
US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈregjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- Occurring or being done frequently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Customers who frequently visit a place
- Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
A2TOEICMorerevenge
US /rɪˈvɛndʒ/
UK /rɪ'vendʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Getting back at someone by hurting them back
- Transitive Verb
- To inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself.
B1Moresword
US /sɔrd/
UK /sɔ:d/
- Countable Noun
- A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
B1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretough
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.
A2Moretrickster
US /ˈtrɪkstɚ/
UK /ˈtrɪkstə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dishonest person who tries to trick you
- Someone who plays practical jokes on others
C1Moreunkind
US /ʌnˈkaɪnd/
UK /ˌʌn'kaɪnd/
- Adjective
- Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
B1Moreuterus
US /ˈjutərəs/
UK /ˈju:tərəs/
- Noun
- Inside part of female animals where young develop
C1Moreviable
US /ˈvaɪəbəl/
UK /ˈvaɪəbl/
- Adjective
- Being capable of living, growing, and developing
B1TOEICMorework in
US /wɚk ɪn/
UK /wə:k in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make an opening for something in your schedule
- To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
A1Moreworthless
US /ˈwɜ:rθləs/
UK /ˈwɜ:θləs/
- Adjective
- Being of no value; without positive aspects
- Having no importance or value
B2More
Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- broad: General; not detailed
- revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- procedure: A medical operation
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
- area: Amount of measured space
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- perfume: Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- weak: Not having a strong character
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- trickster: Dishonest person who tries to trick you
- airplane: A machine that flies through the air
- circa: (Of a historical date) around; approximately
- gardener: Someone who takes care of a garden
- karat: Unit measuring purity of gold/weight of diamond
- unkind: Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
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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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Hanna posted on 2025/11/16Ever had one of *those* days? This clip from BoJack Horseman perfectly captures Princess Carolyn's hilariously awkward appointment and shopping trip, showing you practical, everyday dialogue you can use. You'll pick up on sarcastic exchanges and simple sentence structures that make conversations flow!
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