at a time
US /æt e taɪm/
UK /æt ə taim/
- Phrase
- Separately; one by one
- Simultaneously; together
A1Moreback off
US /bæk ɔf/
UK /bæk ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop supporting; lose courage
- To decide to not carry out a threat
A1Moreballot
US /ˈbælət/
UK /'bælət/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
- Intransitive Verb
- To have voted in an election
B2Morebond
US /bɑnd/
UK /bɒnd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- Closeness that is shared between people or groups
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To develop a close relationship with
- To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
A2TOEICMorebooth
US /bu:θ/
UK /bu:ð/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small area where someone does something privately
- Covered stand used for selling or displaying goods
B2Morecampaign
US /kæmˈpen/
UK /kæm'peɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
- A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
A2TOEICMorecandidate
US /ˈkændɪˌdet, -dɪt/
UK /ˈkændɪdət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Politician who is running for public office
B1Morecast
US /kæst/
UK /kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Transitive Verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
A2Morecheat
US /tʃit/
UK /tʃi:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- To escape death or harm, through luck or skill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One who is unfaithful to their wife, partner etc.
- One who lies or breaks rules to get what they want
B1Moreclient
US /ˈklaɪənt/
UK /'klaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Person paying for professional services
A2Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecredit
US /ˈkrɛdɪt/
UK /'kredɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System to buy something and pay for it later
- Points earned instead of money
- Transitive Verb
- To add a certain amount of money to a total
- To recognize someone's achievements or help
A2Moreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Moreexplanation
US /ˌɛkspləˈneʃən/
UK /ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Details or reasons given to make something clear
- A reason or justification given for an action or event.
A2TOEICMorefriendship
US /ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp/
UK /ˈfrendʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreincident
US / ˈɪnsɪdənt/
UK /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- A political event that causes difficulties.
A2Moremiracle
US /ˈmɪrəkəl/
UK /'mɪrəkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- A remarkable event or development that brings very welcome consequences.
B1Morepal
US /pæl/
UK /pæl/
- Countable Noun
- Friend
B1Morepoll
US /pol/
UK /pəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
- Transitive Verb
- To ask a group of people in a vote or election
B1TOEICMorereasonable
US /ˈrizənəbəl/
UK /ˈri:znəbl/
- Adjective
- Being somewhat good, but not great
- Fair and sensible; appropriate
A2TOEICMoreresponsible
US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/
- Adjective
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
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
A2TOEICMoreruin
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.
B1Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut out
US /ʃʌt aʊt/
UK /ʃʌt aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To prevent from entering; keep out of relationship
A2Moreto let
US /tu lɛt/
UK /tu let/
- Preposition
- Indicates that a property is available for rent.
A2Morevote
US /vot/
UK /vəʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- Noun
- Act of deciding who to choose in an election
A2Morewipe
US /waɪp/
UK /waɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To clean or dry something with a cloth
- To spread a liquid on something
- Noun
- Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
A2More
Vocabulary
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- have to: Must do
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- shut out: To prevent from entering; keep out of relationship
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- candidate: Politician who is running for public office
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- client: Person paying for professional services
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
- shut: To stop being open for business
- ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
- pal: Friend
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- person: Man, woman or child
- booth: Small area where someone does something privately
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- whore: To work as a prostitute
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
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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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Weeds - Doug Isn't On The Ballot (S2E7) | Movieclips
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/02/15Ever wondered what happens when a name isn't on the ballot? This clip from 'Weeds' dives into a hilarious political mix-up, perfect for practicing everyday dialogue around voting and civic situations. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and situational phrases you can use in real life!
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