base
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebench
US /bɛntʃ/
UK /bentʃ/
- Noun
- Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a player from playing in a game
B1Morecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moredefense
US /dɪˈfɛns/
UK /dɪ'fens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
B1TOEICMoredodger
US /ˈdɑdʒɚ/
UK /ˈdɒdʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
B1Morefasten
US /ˈfæsn/
UK /ˈfɑ:sn/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things by pinning, tying, or nailing
- To hold or grip firmly
B1Morefreeman
US /ˈfrimən/
UK /'fri:mən/
- Noun
- Someone who is not a slave
C2Morelay
US /le/
UK /leɪ/
- Adjective
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
A2Moremiserable
US /ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˈmɪzrə-/
UK /ˈmɪzrəbl/
- Adjective
- Very unhappy
- Causing someone to be unhappy or uncomfortable
- Noun
- A person who is always unhappy or complaining
A2Moremound
US /maʊnd/
UK /maʊnd/
- Countable Noun
- Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
- Small hill or pile of rocks, e.g. to cover graves
- Transitive Verb
- To form something into a pile
B2Morephysical
US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- Adjective
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
A2Morepinch
US /pɪntʃ/
UK /pɪntʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A very small amount of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cause pain by pressing against something
- To squeeze painfully between e.g. thumb and finger
B1TOEICMorepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMoreplate
US /plet/
UK /pleɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
- Transitive Verb
- To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
A2TOEICMoreplayoff
US /ˈpleˌɔf, -ˌɑf/
UK /'pleɪˌɒf/
- Countable Noun
- Contest to determine which team goes to the final
C1Morerecover
US /rɪ'kʌvər/
UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
A2TOEICMoreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMorescore
US /skɔr, skor/
UK /skɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- Current number of points given in a game, contest
- Transitive Verb
- To mark or cut something with a sharp object
- To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
A2TOEICMoreshallow
US /ˈʃælo/
UK /'ʃæləʊ/
- Adjective
- Not deep; short from top to bottom
- Lacking interest in serious things; superficial
B1TOEICMoreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresoft
US /sɔft, sɑft/
UK /sɒft/
- Adjective
- Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
A2Moresolid
US /ˈsɑlɪd/
UK /'sɒlɪd/
- Adjective
- Being able to be trusted; reliable
- Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
- Noun
- Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
A2Moresolo
US /ˈsoʊloʊ/
UK /ˈsəʊləʊ/
- Adjective
- Being performed or done alone
- Noun
- Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
B1Morestrand
US /strænd/
UK /strænd/
- Countable Noun
- Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to be stuck or trapped somewhere
B2Morestretch
US /strɛtʃ/
UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
A2TOEICMorestrikeout
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
C2Moretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretapper
US /'tæpə/
UK /'tæpə/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who removes liquid from a tree
B1Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoreward
US /wɔ:rd/
UK /wɔ:d/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Child legally protected and cared for by a court
- Section or part of a town or city
B1More
Vocabulary
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- miserable: Very unhappy
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- couple: To join something to something else
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- leave: To go away from; depart
- pinch: A very small amount of something
- defense: Argument in support of something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- great: Very good; better than before
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- ward: Person's name
- fasten: To attach things by pinning, tying, or nailing
- strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- solo: Being performed or done alone
- playoff: Contest to determine which team goes to the final
- dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
- freeman: Someone who is not a slave
- tapper: Someone who removes liquid from a tree
- strikeout: When the batter gets three strikes in baseball
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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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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Minnesota Twins - FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS 🔥 June 22, 2026 MLB Season
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/23Get ready for some baseball action as the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Minnesota Twins in this full game highlight reel! You'll see incredible plays, clutch hits, and maybe even pick up some exciting sports vocabulary along the way. Don't miss the big moments from this thrilling matchup!
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