at some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Morebreath
US /brɛθ/
UK /breθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
- The smell of someone's breath.
A2Morecareer
US /kəˈrɪr/
UK /kə'rɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular occupation in professional life
- The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward very fast and without control
- To advance or make progress rapidly
A2Moreconflict
US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/
UK /'kɒnflɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- A serious disagreement or argument.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
A2Morecostly
US /ˈkɔstli/
UK /'kɒstlɪ/
- Adjective
- Being very expensive, often wasteful
B1Morecount
US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A2Moredeeply
US /ˈdiplɪ/
UK /ˈdi:pli/
- Adverb
- To a significant degree
- To a great, intense or extreme extent
A2Moredismiss
US /dɪsˈmɪs/
UK /dɪsˈmɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To consider that something is at an end
- To end someone's employment; fire someone
A2TOEICMoredown for the count
US /daʊn fɚ ðə kaʊnt/
UK /daʊn fə ðə kaʊnt/
- other
- Defeated, unconscious, or unable to continue after a setback.
B2Moreeventually
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
A2Moregrieve
US /ɡriv/
UK /ɡri:v/
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreintentional
US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
UK /ɪnˈtenʃənl/
- Adjective
- Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
B1Morepause
US /pɔz/
UK /pɔ:z/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop doing for a while before continuing
- To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A temporary break before continuing
- Function on a device to stop and restart it
A2Moreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMoreprogress
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.
A2TOEICMorerelationship
US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/
UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Connection between two or more people or things
- Way people interact or live with each other
A2TOEICMorereplace
US /rɪˈples/
UK /rɪ'pleɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
A2TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorerestart
US /ˌri:ˈstɑ:rt/
UK /ˌri:ˈstɑ:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To begin working again after it has stopped
B1Morestruggle
US /ˈstrʌɡəl/
UK /'strʌɡl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try very hard to do something difficult
- To fight or struggle violently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- A difficult or challenging situation or task
A2Morestumble
US /ˈstʌmbəl/
UK /'stʌmbl/
- Noun
- Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- Act of tripping and almost falling
- Intransitive Verb
- To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
- To trip and almost fall
B1Morevalid
US /ˈvælɪd/
UK /'vælɪd/
- Adjective
- Being in effect or in force, often legally
- Reasonable; based on sound assumptions
A2TOEICMorewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- down for the count: Defeated, unconscious, or unable to continue after a setback.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- require: To demand that someone does something
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- replace: To use instead of something else
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- point: An item to be discussed
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- part: Division of a book
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- deeply: To a significant degree
- grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
- costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
- restart: To begin working again after it has stopped
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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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You Can’t Move Forward by Sitting Still (Here’s How to Restart)
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Minjane posted on 2025/12/31Feeling stuck? This video is a powerful pep talk with tough love to help you stop making excuses and start making plans to move forward! You'll pick up practical phrases for rebuilding and refocusing, perfect for everyday resilience.
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