at the end of the day
US
UK
- Phrase
- Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- After a day's work or activities.
A1Moreauthor
US /ˈɔθɚ/
UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To write book or articles
B1Morecareer
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
A2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecouple
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
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredorm
US /dɔrm/
UK /dɔ:m/
- Countable Noun
- College building with rooms that students live in
B2Moredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Moreenvelope
US /ˈenvəloʊp/
UK /ˈenvələʊp/
- Countable Noun
- Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- A container for data in computing.
B1Moreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Morefound out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- To become known; be revealed.
B2Moregig
US /ɡɪɡ/
UK /gɪg/
- Noun
- Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
B2Moregovernor
US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/
UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who leads a state or province
B2Moregritty
US /ˈɡrɪti/
UK /ˈgrɪti/
- Adjective
- Showing strong determination
- Having the texture of very small particles or sand
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheadline
US /ˈhedlaɪn/
UK /ˈhedlaɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be the main performer at a show
- Noun
- Title summarizing a news story
B2Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morehurl
US /hɚl/
UK /hɜ:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw something with great power
B2Morejoy
US /dʒɔɪ/
UK /dʒɔɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience happiness or to be glad
A2Morekill me
US
UK
- Interjection
- An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- Phrase
- A direct request to end one's life, often due to unbearable suffering.
A2Morelift
US /lɪft/
UK /lɪft/
- Noun
- Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
- To move something to higher position
A2Morememoir
US /ˈmɛmˌwɑr, -ˌwɔr/
UK /ˈmemwɑ:(r)/
- Noun
- Written collection of memories someone has
B2Moreover to
US
UK
- Preposition
- Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- The responsibility is now yours
performance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMorepour
US /pɔr, por/
UK /pɔ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- To make something flow in a steady stream
A2Morepreface
US /ˈprefəs/
UK /ˈprefəs/
- Noun
- Introduction to a book, often by another author
- Transitive Verb
- To add introductory remarks to something
B1TOEICMorerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morerelationship
US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/
UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Connection between two or more people or things
- Way people interact or live with each other
A2TOEICMorereunion
US /riˈjunjən/
UK /ˌri:'ju:nɪən/
- Noun
- Act of people meeting after being apart
- Event to meet old school or college friends
B2Moreright 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.
A1Moreruin
US /ˈruɪn/
UK /'ru:ɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or completely destroy something
- To cause someone to lose their money or status
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Remains of a building that has been destroyed
- The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
B1Moresalary
US /ˈsæləri, ˈsælri/
UK /ˈsæləri/
- Countable Noun
- Money an employee is paid each month
A2TOEICMoreseal
US /sil/
UK /si:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- To close an envelop or package
- Noun
- Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
- Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
B1Moreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMoreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMoreshave
US /ʃev/
UK /ʃeɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
A2Moresidle
US /ˈsaɪdl:/
UK /ˈsaɪdl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To walk indirectly, as to avoid being noticed
C2Moresweetheart
US /ˈswi:thɑ:rt/
UK /ˈswi:thɑ:t/
- Noun
- Person loved by another person
B2Moretouch and go
US /tʌtʃ ænd go/
UK /tʌtʃ ænd gəu/
- other
- A situation that is uncertain or risky, possibly dangerous.
B2Moretreaty
US /ˈtriti/
UK /ˈtri:ti/
- Noun
- An agreement between nations
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- touch and go: A situation that is uncertain or risky, possibly dangerous.
- have to: Must do
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- huge: Very very large
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- performance: Act of doing something
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- couple: To join something to something else
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- great: Very good; better than before
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- treaty: An agreement between nations
- dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- salary: Money an employee is paid each month
- shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
- headline: To be the main performer at a show
- gritty: Showing strong determination
- governor: Person who leads a state or province
- hurl: To throw something with great power
- joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- memoir: Written collection of memories someone has
- sweetheart: Person loved by another person
- preface: Introduction to a book, often by another author
- sidle: To walk indirectly, as to avoid being noticed
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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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"I Think He's Bringing Joy?" - Gov. Shapiro On His Most Famous Constituent, Gritty
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/27Ever wondered about Governor Shapiro's "high school sweetheart" or the real story behind Gritty's salary? This fun interview dives into personal anecdotes from his new memoir, offering a fantastic chance to practice everyday conversation and simple sentence structures. You'll pick up practical phrases while learning about Pennsylvania politics and a heartwarming love story!
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