accuracy
US /ˈækjərəsi/
UK /ˈækjərəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being exactly right; correctness
- The degree to which something is close to the true value.
A2TOEICMoreall hands on deck
US /ɔl hændz ɑn dɛk/
UK /ɔ:l hændz ɒn dek/
- other
- A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
B2Moreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreautomatically
US /ˌɔtəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/
UK /ˌɔ:tə'mætɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In a way not requiring control by a person
B1Moreback in the day
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the past; in former times.
- Referring to a past time, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness.
A1Morebackstage
US /ˈbækˈstedʒ/
UK /ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ/
- Adverb
- In the area of a theater behind the stage
C1Moreblink
US /blɪŋk/
UK /blɪŋk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- To shine with a flickering light.
- Noun
- A quick shutting and opening of the eye.
- A brief flash of light.
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
A2Morechef
US /ʃɛf/
UK /ʃef/
- Countable Noun
- Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
B1Morecompelling
US /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
UK /kəmˈpelɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To force someone to do something
- Adjective
- Making you do, believe something; persuasive
B1Morecompetition
US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/
UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fighting against others to win something
- A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
A2Morecount
US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A2Moreculture
US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/
UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
- Transitive Verb
- To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
A2Moredeck
US /dɛk/
UK /dek/
- Noun
- Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- Transitive Verb
- To hit someone hard enough to knock them down
B1Moredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMorefeature
US /ˈfitʃɚ/
UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special report in a magazine or paper
- Distinctive or important point of something
- Transitive Verb
- To highlight or give special importance to
- To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
A2TOEICMorefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefocus
US /ˈfokəs/
UK /'fəʊkəs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
A2TOEICMoreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregrief
US /ɡrif/
UK /ɡri:f/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- Things that are troublesome or annoying
B1Morehang out
US /hæŋ aʊt/
UK /hæŋ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morehaul
US /hɔl/
UK /hɔ:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehawk
US /hɔk/
UK /hɔ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
- Someone wanting to go to war using the military
- Intransitive Verb
- To remove something from the throat by coughing
B2Morehometown
US /ˈhomˈtaʊn/
UK /'həʊmtaʊn/
- Noun
- Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
B2Morein love with
US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//
UK
- Adjective
- Feeling romantic love for someone.
- Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
A1Morein reality
US /ɪn riˈælɪti/
UK /in riˈæliti/
- Phrase
- Actually; in fact; truly.
B2Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morein theaters
US
UK
- Phrase
- Currently showing at movie theaters.
A2Moreincentive
US /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
UK /ɪnˈsentɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that encourages you to do something
- Adjective
- Serving to encourage or motivate.
B1TOEICMoreinterstate
US /ˈɪntərsteɪt/
UK /ˈɪntəsteɪt/
- Adjective
- Connecting or running through two or more states
B1Morelooking out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take care and watch something carefully
- To be careful; to be vigilant
- Intransitive Verb
- To be careful or vigilant
A1Moremechanic
US /mɪˈkænɪk/
UK /məˈkænɪk/
- Countable Noun
- A person who looks after/works with machinery
- A skilled worker who repairs and maintains machinery, especially vehicles.
B1Moremoose
US /mus/
UK /mu:s/
- Noun
- Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
B2Moreon deck
US /ɑn dɛk/
UK /ɔn dek/
- Adjective
- In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- Next in line; ready or available.
- Adverb
- Located or situated on the deck of a ship.
B2Moreproduction
US /prəˈdʌkʃən, pro-/
UK /prəˈdʌkʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of producing or growing food naturally
- Process of making something on a large scale
A2TOEICMorepsychotic
US /saɪˈkɑ:tɪk/
UK /saɪˈkɒtɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning or affected by psychosis; unbalanced
- Noun
- Person afflicted with psychosis
B2Morerehearse
US /rɪˈhɜ:rs/
UK /rɪˈhɜ:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
- To say or write again; repeat.
B1TOEICMorescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMorescreen
US /skrin/
UK /skri:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide or block something from being seen
- To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
- Noun
- Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
- Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
A2TOEICMoreshow off
US /ʃo ɔf/
UK /ʃəu ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
A1Moreshowtime
US /ˈʃoʊtaɪm/
UK /ˈʃəʊtaɪm/
- Noun
- The time a performance begins
C2Moresnapshot
US /ˈsnæpʃɑ:t/
UK /ˈsnæpʃɒt/
- Countable Noun
- A photograph, especially an informal one
B2Morespoiler
US /ˈspɔɪlɚ/
UK /ˈspɔɪlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
- Someone who pampers by excessive indulgence
C2Morestick on
US /stɪk ɑn/
UK /stik ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To attach something to a surface using glue or adhesive.
- To continue doing something despite difficulties.
B1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresubculture
US /ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/
UK /ˈsʌbkʌltʃə(r)/
- Noun
- Group within a culture with its behavior, beliefs
B1Moretax incentive
US
UK
- Noun
- A reduction in tax offered by a government to encourage a specific activity or investment.
C2Moretheme
US /θim/
UK /θi:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An main or dominant idea, motif
- Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
A2Morethink back
US /θɪŋk bæk/
UK /θiŋk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To recapture the past
A1Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Moretwilight
US /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/
UK /'twaɪlaɪt/
- Noun
- Period of time just as the sun sets
B2Moreveteran
US /ˈvɛtərən/
UK /'vetərən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person experienced through long service
- A person who has served in the military, especially during a war.
- Adjective
- Experienced through long service or practice
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- tax incentive: A reduction in tax offered by a government to encourage a specific activity or investment.
- going on: To continue doing something
- all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
- on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- think back: To recapture the past
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- stick on: To attach something to a surface using glue or adhesive.
- in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- veteran: Person experienced through long service
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- point: An item to be discussed
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- great: Very good; better than before
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- part: Division of a book
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- psychotic: Concerning or affected by psychosis; unbalanced
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
- mechanic: A person who looks after/works with machinery
- snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
- moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
- hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
- backstage: In the area of a theater behind the stage
- interstate: Connecting or running through two or more states
- subculture: Group within a culture with its behavior, beliefs
- hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
- showtime: The time a performance begins
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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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Steve Zahn - Starring Alongside His Daughter in "She Dances” | The Daily Show
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Richard VT posted on 2026/03/26Ever wondered what it's like to act alongside your own daughter? Steve Zahn shares the heartwarming and hilarious behind-the-scenes story of making his new movie "She Dances," which he co-wrote, produced, and starred in with his daughter! You'll get a peek into the world of independent filmmaking and pick up some fun phrases about family, grief, and the unique experience of turning personal life into art.
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