action
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Morealphabetical
US /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/
UK /ˌælfəˈbetɪkl/
- Adjective
- Arranged in order of the letters of an alphabet
B1Morebrush
US /brʌʃ/
UK /brʌʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- To clean, paint, or apply something with a brush
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quick and gentle movement
- Thing with hairs used to apply paint, etc.
A2Morechannel
US /ˈtʃænəl/
UK /'tʃænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
B1Morecommunication
US /kəˌmjunɪˈkeʃən/
UK /kəˌmju:nɪ'keɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Talking to people; giving information to people
- The process of conveying information, ideas, or feelings through language or other means.
A2Moreed
US
UK
- Noun
- Shortened form of 'editor'
- Transitive Verb
- To exhaust or tire someone out.
- To exclude or remove someone from something.
A2Morefirst three
US
UK
- Determiner
- The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- Adjective
- Referring to the top three positions in a ranking or competition.
A1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
grammar
US /ˈɡræmɚ/
UK /ˈgræmə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- Rules explaining how words are used in a language
B1Morelisten in
US /ˈlɪsən ɪn/
UK /ˈlisn in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To secretly listen to a conversation.
meaningful
US /ˈminɪŋfəl/
UK /'mi:nɪŋfl/
- Adjective
- Having importance; showing someone's intention
- Having importance or value.
A2Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Morerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMorerecommendation
US /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeʃən/
UK /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of suggesting something as a good choice
- Support or endorsement.
A2TOEICMorereview
US / rɪˈvju/
UK /rɪˈvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- Noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
A2TOEICMoresimple present
US
UK
- Noun
- A verb tense used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
A1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoretense
US /tɛns/
UK /tens/
- Noun
- The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- Adjective
- Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
- Stretched tight and stiff
A2TOEICMorethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Moretip
US /tɪp/
UK /tɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To pour or move something from a place, container
- To give extra money for good service
- Noun
- End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
- Extra money given for good service
A2Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morevocabulary
US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/
UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Words that have to do with a particular subject
- The words that a person knows
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- simple present: A verb tense used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- listen in: To secretly listen to a conversation.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- amount: Quantity of something
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- leave: To go away from; depart
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- alphabetical: Arranged in order of the letters of an alphabet
- ed: Shortened form of 'editor'
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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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Learning English for Beginners: My top tips
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陳立穎 posted on 2026/02/01Ready to boost your English skills? Emma shares her top practical tips for beginners, focusing on essential common verbs and simple sentence structures to get you speaking confidently. This video is a fantastic way to practice your listening and pick up vocabulary you can use every single day!
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