ability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreadd up to
US /æd ʌp tu/
UK /æd ʌp tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To amount to a particular sum or total.
- To have a particular result or effect; to be equal to.
A2Moreat work
US /æt wɚk/
UK /æt wə:k/
- Phrase
- Located at one's place of employment
A1Morecheckout
US /ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt/
UK /ˈtʃekaʊt/
- Noun
- Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
C2Moreconfidence
US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/
UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Feeling you can trust someone
A2Moreconfident
US /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/
UK /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
- Adjective
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Having a strong belief in the truth or certainty of something.
- Noun
- A person who is self-assured and believes in their abilities.
A2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Moredrill
US /drɪl/
UK /drɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- Exercise done to learn military skills
- Transitive Verb
- To make a deep hole to find oil, gas etc.
- To put a hole in something by using a boring tool
B1TOEICMoreeffort
US /ˈɛfət/
UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEICMoreembrace
US /ɛmˈbres/
UK /ɪm'breɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of holding someone closely
- An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
- Transitive Verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
- To accept something enthusiastically.
B1TOEICMoreexercise
US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/
UK /'eksəsaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work out to become stronger and healthier
- To retain your ability or practice your skills
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical activity to increase health and strength
- Set of questions in a text book
A2Moreflexibility
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
B1TOEICMoregeneralize
US /ˈdʒɛnərəˌlaɪz/
UK /'dʒenrəlaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To apply a particular idea to a large group
B2Moregrocery
US /'ɡroʊsərɪ/
UK /'ɡrəʊsərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- Countable Noun
- A store that sells food and household supplies.
B2TOEICMoreguarantee
US /ˌɡærənˈti/
UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/
- Transitive Verb
- To promise to repair a broken product
- To promise that something will happen or be done
- Countable Noun
- A promise to repair a broken product
- Promise that something will be done as expected
A2TOEICMoreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMorein isolation
US
UK
- Phrase
- Separately from other people or things; alone.
- Considered separately and without reference to other related things.
C1Moreinitial
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/
- Noun
- First letter of your given name
- The beginning or commencement of something.
- Transitive Verb
- To authorize something by writing your initials
- To mark or sign with one's initials.
A2TOEICMoreisolation
US /ˌaɪsəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- Process of separating things from other things
B1Moreissue
US /ˈɪʃu/
UK /'ɪʃu:/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
A2TOEICMorejust kind of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
A2Moremicro
US /ˈmaɪkro/
UK /'maɪkrəʊ/
- Noun
- A prefix meaning 'very small'
B2Morenecessarily
US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/
UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
A2TOEICMorenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Moreparticipation
US /pɑ:rˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/
UK /pɑ:ˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of being involved in something
- The involvement of individuals in making decisions that affect them.
C1Morepattern
US /ˈpætən/
UK /'pætn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Transitive Verb
- To copy the way something else is made
- To decorate with a pattern.
A2TOEICMorepractice
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
A2TOEICMorepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morepronunciation
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.
A2TOEICMoresolidify
US /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/
UK /səˈlɪdɪfaɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become solid or more solid
B1Morestrength
US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/
UK /streŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Condition of being strong
- The quality or state of being physically strong.
A2TOEICMoretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Morevowel
US /ˈvaʊəl/
UK /ˈvaʊəl/
- Countable Noun
- A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
B1More
Vocabulary
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- next to: Being located along side another
- add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- strength: Condition of being strong
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- initial: First letter of your given name
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- great: Very good; better than before
- flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
- participation: Act of being involved in something
- checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
- generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
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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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STOP Doing Mouth Exercises: Why Strength Isn't the Problem | Try Shadowing Instead
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/08Tired of mouth exercises that don't seem to work? Jennifer Tarrell explains why strength isn't the issue and introduces the super effective shadowing technique for better pronunciation and workplace communication! You'll pick up practical tips for daily use and boost your confidence in conversations.
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