at a time
US /æt e taɪm/
UK /æt ə taim/
- Phrase
- Separately; one by one
- Simultaneously; together
A1Moreattach
US /əˈtætʃ/
UK /ə'tætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be associated or connected with
A2TOEICMoreautistic
US /ɔ:'tɪstɪk/
UK /ɔ:'tɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Suffering from autism
B2Morebend
US /bɛnd/
UK /bend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become curved or no longer straight
- To move your body so that it is not straight up
- Noun
- When a road changes direction; turn
A2Moreburst
US /bɚst/
UK /bɜ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
- Noun
- Brief time period when something happens and ends
- A sudden outbreak or display of something.
A2Moreburst into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
- To suddenly express an emotion.
B1Morecarriage
US /ˈkærɪdʒ/
UK /ˈkærɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
- A separate section of a train for passengers.
B1Morecocktail
US /ˈkɑkˌtel/
UK /'kɒkteɪl/
- Noun
- Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
B2Moreconstruct
US /kənˈstrʌkt/
UK /kənˈstrʌkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To build or create something
- To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
- Noun
- A thought, theory or hypothesis
A2Morecorner
US /ˈkɔrnɚ/
UK /'kɔ:nə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To force into a position impossible to escape from
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
- Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
A2Moreevolution
US /ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ˌivə-/
UK /ˌi:və'lu:ʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Theory that living things change over time
- Process by which something develops over time
B1Moreexperiment
US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/
UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
A2TOEICMoreeyelash
US /ˈaɪˌlæʃ/
UK /ˈaɪlæʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Short hairs that grow along the edges of the eyes
C1Morefit
US /fɪt/
UK /fɪt/
- Adjective
- Good looking; physically attractive
- Having good physical health and strength
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To install a machine, equipment etc.
- To adjust or change to the right size or shape
A2Morefit in
US /fɪt ɪn/
UK /fit in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To mix with others so you get on well with them
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheartbeat
US /ˈhɑ:rtbi:t/
UK /ˈhɑ:tbi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Beat of your heart
- The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the heart.
C1Morehood
US /hʊd/
UK /hʊd/
- Noun
- Front part of the car that covers the engine
- A head covering attached to a cape, sweater etc.
B2Morein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreinhale
US /ɪnˈhel/
UK /ɪnˈheɪl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To breathe in something like air or smoke
- To eat or drink something extremely fast
B2Morelevel
US /ˈlɛvəl/
UK /'levl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Transitive Verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
A2TOEICMorelift
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
A2Moremad
US /mæd/
UK /mæd/
- Adjective
- Very angry
- Enthusiastic about something
A2Moremanipulate
US /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/
UK /mə'nɪpjʊleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to control others to gain an advantage
- To handle or work in a skillful manner
B1Moremicro
US /ˈmaɪkro/
UK /'maɪkrəʊ/
- Noun
- A prefix meaning 'very small'
B2Moremicroscopic
US /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑ:pɪk/
UK /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk/
- Adjective
- Too small to be seen with the eyes
- Relating to or involving the use of a microscope.
B1Moremobile
US /ˈmoʊbl/
UK /'məʊbaɪl/
- Adjective
- Able to be moved or able to move
- Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
- Countable Noun
- Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
- A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
B1Moremount
US /maʊnt/
UK /maʊnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach something to something else
- To set a picture, jewel etc. in
- Noun
- An attachment used to keep something in place
- Horse that someone is riding
B2Moremy eye
US /ˈmaɪ aɪ/
UK /ˈmaɪ ai/
- other
- Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
B2Moreneedle
US /ˈnidl/
UK /'ni:dl/
- Countable Noun
- Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- Very thin pointed object used in sewing
- Transitive Verb
- To upset someone by making rude or hurtful remarks
- To prick or pierce with a needle.
B1Morenest
US /nɛst/
UK /nest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
- Things designed to fit together
- Intransitive Verb
- To create or live in a nest
- To settle comfortably within or against something.
B1Morepluck
US /plʌk/
UK /plʌk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of bravery or determination
- Transitive Verb
- To pull the feathers or hair off something
- To pull a string to make sounds on (e.g. a guitar)
B2TOEICMorepulse
US /pʌls/
UK /pʌls/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular beating of a heart
- A single vibration or short burst of sound, light, electricity, or other energy.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To beat in a rhythm
- To emit or produce in pulses.
B1Moresculpture
US /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/
UK /'skʌlptʃə(r)/
- Noun
- Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
B1Moreslice
US /slaɪs/
UK /slaɪs/
- Countable Noun
- Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- Piece or share of something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit a ball so that it curves to one side
- To cut a thin piece off something larger
A2TOEICMoresmash
US /smæʃ/
UK /smæʃ/
- Noun
- Accident involving vehicles
- Sound when something breaks into pieces loudly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break into pieces
- To defeat someone completely
B1Moresplinter
US /ˈsplɪntɚ/
UK /ˈsplɪntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split a large group into smaller groups
- To become broken off into small, thin pieces
- Countable Noun
- Thin piece that is broken off something
B2Morestack
US /stæk/
UK /stæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large number or amount of something
- Large tube through which smoke exits a building
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
- To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
B1TOEICMorestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Moreteapot
US /ˈtiˌpɑt/
UK /ˈti:pɒt/
- Noun
- Pot for brewing tea with a spout and handle
C1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretwist
US /twɪst/
UK /twɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
- Bend or sudden change of direction
A2Morevary
US /ˈveri/
UK /ˈveəri/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change something and make it different
- To be changeable, both up and down
A2TOEICMorewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1Morework on
US /wɚk ɑn/
UK /wə:k ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To devote effort to improve or develop something
- To try to persuade or influence someone.
A1Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
A2Moreyacht
US /jɑ:t/
UK /jɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Large expensive boat
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel or race in a yacht.
B1More
Vocabulary
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- have to: Must do
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- vary: To change something and make it different
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- important: Having power or authority
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- mad: Very angry
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
- microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- construct: To build or create something
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- pulse: Regular beating of a heart
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- mount: To attach something to something else
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- yacht: Large expensive boat
- pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
- level: Specific height of something
- autistic: Suffering from autism
- nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
- splinter: To split a large group into smaller groups
- heartbeat: Beat of your heart
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- eyelash: Short hairs that grow along the edges of the eyes
- teapot: Pot for brewing tea with a spout and handle
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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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Sculptures so Small You'll Need a Microscope
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/04/01Get ready to be amazed by sculptures so tiny they fit on the head of a needle! You'll discover the meticulous world of microsculpture, meet an incredible artist, and even get a behind-the-scenes look at how these world-record-breaking pieces are made. This video is a fantastic way to boost your vocabulary with fascinating terms and enjoy some cultural depth!
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