apologize
US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/
UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
A2TOEICMoreaunt
US /ænt/
UK /ɑ:nt/
- Countable Noun
- Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
A2Moreaware
US /əˈwɛr/
UK /əˈwɛə/
- Adjective
- Knowing or feeling that something exists
A2TOEICMorebadge
US /bædʒ/
UK /bædʒ/
- Countable Noun
- Material with a pin to show membership in a group
- Transitive Verb
- To provide or mark with a badge.
B1TOEICMorecongressional
US /kənˈɡreʃənl/
UK /kənˈgreʃənl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the US congress
B2Morecounty
US /ˈkaʊnti/
UK /ˈkaʊnti/
- Noun
- Administrative region within a country or a state
A2Morecriminal
US /ˈkrɪmənəl/
UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/
- Adjective
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- Noun
- Person who commits a crime
A2Morecustody
US /ˈkʌstədi/
UK /ˈkʌstədi/
- Noun
- Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
B2Moredetain
US /dɪˈten/
UK /dɪ'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
B2Morefavor
US /ˈfevɚ/
UK /'feɪvə/
- Noun
- Support or approval from people
- Small gift given out at a party
- Transitive Verb
- To prefer or promote over another
A2Morefemale
US / ˈfiˌmel/
UK /'fi:meɪl/
- Adjective
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- A female animal.
A2Morefort
US /fɔ:rt/
UK /fɔ:t/
- Noun
- Group of military buildings with high walls
B1Morehonor
US /ˈɑnɚ/
UK /'ɒnə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
B2TOEICMoreidentity
US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/
UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
- Who someone is; the name of a person
B1Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
marshall
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Person who has a high position in the military
B1Moremedal
US /ˈmɛdl/
UK /'medl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Metal award, often round, usually for courage
- An emblem or badge of honor.
B1Moreon the telephone
US /ɑn ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/
- other
- Engaged in a phone call.
A2Moreoperator
US /ˈɑ:pəreɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who operates or controls a machine
- Person whose job it is to connect phone calls
A2TOEICMoreowe
US /o/
UK /əʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- To credit someone or thing for making it possible
A2TOEICMoreplumb
US /plʌm/
UK /plʌm/
- Adverb
- Precisely or exactly
- Transitive Verb
- To measure the depth of something
- To connect pipes, baths, toilets to a water source
B2TOEICMorepotter
US /'pɑ:tər/
UK /'pɒtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- Countable Noun
- Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
C2Morepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMorerecipient
US /rɪˈsɪpiənt/
UK /rɪ'sɪpɪənt/
- Noun
- Someone who gets or receives something
- Adjective
- Receiving or capable of receiving.
B2TOEICMoreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMorescenic
US /ˈsinɪk/
UK /ˈsi:nɪk/
- Adjective
- Having beautiful scenery
A2Moresheriff
US /ˈʃɛrɪf/
UK /ˈʃerɪf/
- Countable Noun
- Officer who enforces the law in an area
B2Morestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Morestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
suppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoreterritory
US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori/
UK /'terətrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of land defended by an animal
- Area of particular knowledge or experience
B1TOEICMoreverify
US /ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ/
UK /'verɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To prove that something is right, accurate or true
B2TOEICMorevouch for
US /vaʊtʃ fɔr/
UK /vaʊtʃ fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
war
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
- vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- territory: Area of land defended by an animal
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- favor: Support or approval from people
- recipient: Someone who gets or receives something
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- leave: To go away from; depart
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
- verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
- badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- scenic: Having beautiful scenery
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
- come: To arrive at a place
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
- congressional: Concerning the US congress
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- operator: Someone who operates or controls a machine
- fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
- county: Administrative region within a country or a state
- aunt: Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
- plumb: Precisely or exactly
- marshall: Person's name
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/14Get ready for a tense phone call in this classic Western clip! You'll hear a female marshal and a sheriff in Amarillo, Texas, as they navigate a revenge quest, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and situational dialogue.
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