academy
US /əˈkædəmi/
UK /ə'kædəmɪ/
- Noun
- School that specializes in certain subjects
A2Moreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Morecanary
US /kəˈnɛri/
UK /kə'neərɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
C1Moredesert
US /ˈdɛzət/
UK /'dezət/
- Transitive Verb
- To leave a place for ever; abandon
- To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
- A punishment or reward that is deserved.
A2Moredirector
US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/
UK /də'rektə(r)/
- Noun
- Senior person who manages part of an organization
- Person who controls the acting in a movie or play
A2TOEICMoreextract
US /ɪkˈstrækt/
UK /'ekstrækt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- Part taken from a longer written work
- Transitive Verb
- To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
- To get a person to share secret information
B1TOEICMorefella
US /'felər/
UK /'felə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Way of spelling 'fellows'
B1Morefiction
US /ˈfɪkʃən/
UK /ˈfɪkʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Made-up stories; imagined events
- False statement or account about something
B1Morefine
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
A2TOEICMorego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moreheaven
US /ˈhɛvən/
UK /'hevn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place or feeling of great happiness
- Place where God or the gods live
A2Morehome in
US /ˈhoʊm ɪn/
UK /ˈhəum ɪn/
- other
- Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
B2Morehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMorehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morelad
US /læd/
UK /læd/
- Countable Noun
- A boy or young man; any man
B1Moreother than
US
UK
- Preposition
- Except for; apart from.
- Conjunction
- Different from.
A1Moreparamount
US /ˈpærəˌmaʊnt/
UK /ˈpærəmaʊnt/
- Adjective
- More important/significant than all other things
B2TOEICMorepeaceful
US /ˈpisfəl/
UK /ˈpi:sfl/
- Adjective
- In a calm and quiet state
- Being unlikely or unwilling to act violently
B1Moreprocess
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
A2TOEICMoreright back
US /raɪt bæk/
UK /rait bæk/
- Interjection
- Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- Adverb
- Immediately; very soon after going.
A1Morescience
US /ˈsaɪəns/
UK /'saɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
A2TOEICMorescrew
US /skru/
UK /skru:/
- Transitive Verb
- To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- To close something by turning it into place
- Countable Noun
- Long metal nail with a spiral thread
B1Moresensibility
US /ˌsɛnsəˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ˌsensəˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling/reaction that a person has about something.
- Ability to understand complex feelings.
A2Moreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Moresnowy
US /ˈsnoi/
UK /'snəʊɪ/
- Adjective
- When snow falls; marked by snow falling
A2Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreto God
US /tə ɡɑd/
UK /tə ɡɒd/
- other
- Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
A2Moretransport
US /ˈtrænspɔ:rt/
UK /ˈtrænspɔ:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- Transitive Verb
- To carry things from one place to another
- To cause to feel you are in a previous time
A2Moretrek
US /trɛk/
UK /trek/
- Noun
- Slow or difficult journey
- Intransitive Verb
- To make your way slowly and painfully
- To go on a difficult (often walking) journey
B1More
Vocabulary
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- huge: Very very large
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- fill: To make something full
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- deep: Complex and important
- paramount: More important/significant than all other things
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- burn: To destroy with fire
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- trek: Slow or difficult journey
- transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- lad: A boy or young man; any man
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
- sensibility: Feeling/reaction that a person has about something.
- snowy: When snow falls; marked by snow falling
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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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What Does A Perfect Day Look Like For Paul Giamatti?
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/15Ever wondered what a perfect day looks like for Paul Giamatti? Get ready for a cozy peek into his life, from his love for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to adopting a new cat! You'll pick up some great situational dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for everyday conversations.
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