after all
US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/
UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/
- Adverb
- In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
- Phrase
- Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
- Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
B1Moreat bat
US /æt bæt/
UK /æt bæt/
- Noun
- A player's turn to bat.
A1Moreback up
US /bæk ʌp/
UK /bæk ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To save a copy of your computer data
- To confirm the truth of what someone says
A1Moreballpark
US /ˈbɔlˌpɑrk/
UK /ˈbɔ:lpɑ:k/
- Noun
- Facility in which ball games are played
- Adjective
- Approximate; a rough estimate.
C2Morebase
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.)
A2TOEICMorebaseline
US /ˈbeɪslaɪn/
UK /ˈbeɪslaɪn/
- Noun
- Imaginary standard by which things are compared
C1Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMorecam
US /kæm/
UK /kæm/
- Noun
- Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
C1Morechase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morecollision
US /kəˈlɪʒən/
UK /kəˈlɪʒn/
- Noun
- Act of crashing into someone or something else
- A clash of opposing ideas or interests.
B2Morecorner
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
A2Morecruise
US /kruz/
UK /kru:z/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To easily achieve
- To travel by boat or car for leisure
- Countable Noun
- A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
B1Morecutter
US /ˈkʌtɚ/
UK /'kʌtə(r)/
- Noun
- A special tool used for cutting things
B2Moredeal in
US /dil ɪn/
UK /di:l in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To buy and sell a particular product or products.
A1Moredecent
US /ˈdisənt/
UK /ˈdi:snt/
- Adjective
- Being fairly good; acceptable
- Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
B1Morediving
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of swimming underwater
B1Moredrill
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
B1TOEICMoredugout
US /ˈdʌɡˌaʊt/
UK /ˈdʌgaʊt/
- Noun
- Low shelter for players near baseball diamond
C2Morefirst three
US
UK
- Determiner
- The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- Adjective
- Referring to the top three positions in a ranking or competition.
A1Morefly by
US /flai baɪ/
UK /flai bai/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass quickly
- To visit someone briefly
A1Morefor sure
US /fɔr ʃʊr/
UK /fɔ: ʃuə/
- Adverb
- Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- Used to emphasize a statement.
- Interjection
- An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
A2Morego down on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To perform oral sex on someone.
A1Moregore
US /ɡɔr/
UK /ɡɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To wound by attacking with a knife, sharp horn etc.
C2Moreguard against
US /ɡɑrd əˈɡenst/
UK /ɡɑ:d əˈɡenst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take precautions against something undesirable.
- Phrasal Verb
- To take precautions against something; to protect oneself from something negative.
B1Morehopper
US /ˈhɑpɚ/
UK /'hɒpə(r)/
- Noun
- Mix of things to be considered or done
C1Morein on
US
UK
- Phrase
- To be involved in a secret or plan.
- To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
A1Morein the air
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
- Adjective
- Being broadcast on radio or television.
A1Morein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Morein trouble
US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /in ˈtrʌbl/
- Adjective
- Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- other
- In serious trouble or difficulty.
A1Moreinjury
US /ˈɪndʒəri/
UK /'ɪndʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or emotional harm or damage
- An unjust or unfair action or event.
A2TOEICMoreinsult
US /ɪnˈsʌlt/
UK /ɪn'sʌlt/
- Transitive Verb
- To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of disrespecting by being rude or impolite
B1TOEICMoreload
US /lod/
UK /ləʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- A burden; heavy responsibility
- Transitive Verb
- To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremedium
US /ˈmidiəm/
UK /'mi:dɪəm/
- Noun
- Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- Something available in a middle size or condition
A2TOEICMoreoccasion
US /əˈkeʒən/
UK /ə'keɪʒn/
- Noun
- Significant or important event or function
- Time when something happens or takes place
- Transitive Verb
- To make or cause something to happen; to lead to
A2TOEICMoreof age
US /əv eɪdʒ/
UK /əv eɪdʒ/
- other
- Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
A2Moreoffseason
US
UK
- Noun
- Another spelling of off-season
C2Moreon the inside
US /ɑn ði ɪnˈsaɪd/
UK /ɔn ðə inˈsaid/
- Phrase
- Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- In prison; incarcerated.
- Adjective
- Possessing secret or confidential information.
A1Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreone up
US /wʌn ʌp/
UK /wʌn ʌp/
- Adjective
- In a better or more advantageous position.
- Countable Noun
- An extra life or chance in a video game.
A1Moreout of it
US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/
UK /aut ɔv it/
- Adjective
- Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
A1Morepitch
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
B1TOEICMorepitcher
US /ˈpɪtʃɚ/
UK /ˈpɪtʃə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
- Jug to hold and pour liquids
B1Morepopped
US /pɒpt/
UK /pɒpt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
B2Morerecover
US /rɪ'kʌvər/
UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
A2TOEICMorerestructure
US /riˈstrʌktʃɚ/
UK /ˌri:'strʌktʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To change or organize something in a different way
B1Moreright for
US
UK
- Adjective
- Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- Correct or most appropriate.
A1Moreright up there
US
UK
- Phrase
- Among the best or most successful.
- In a high or elevated position.
A1Morerun in
US /rʌn ɪn/
UK /rʌn in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrest person and take them to police station
- To drive engine slowly until ready for normal use
A1Moresack
US /sæk/
UK /sæk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To put something in a large bag
- To dismiss a person from their job; fire
- Countable Noun
- Large strong bag made of fibers, plastic, etc.
B1Moreset up
US /sɛt ʌp/
UK /set ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make arrangements for something; establish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrange or prepare something for use.
- To start a business, organization, etc.
A1Morespringer
US /'sprɪŋə/
UK /'sprɪŋə/
- Noun
- Breed of a small brown and white spaniel dog
B2Morestraw
US /strɔ/
UK /strɔ:/
- Adjective
- Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- Countable Noun
- Thin tube used for sucking up liquids to drink
B1Morestride
US /straɪd/
UK /straɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make progress on something such as a project
- To walk with long confident steps
- Noun
- Length of a long confident step when walking
B1TOEICMorestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoreswing
US /swɪŋ/
UK /swɪŋ/
- Noun
- Movement in a curved motion
- Flowing, curved movement, e.g. of the arm
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something in a back and forth motion
- To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
A2Moretag on
US /tæg ɑn/
UK /tæg ɒn/
- other
- To add something extra or join a group or activity.
B2Moretapper
US /'tæpə/
UK /'tæpə/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who removes liquid from a tree
B1Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Morethird year
US
UK
- Noun
- The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
A2Moretie
US /taɪ/
UK /taɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To require someone to be in a specific place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
A2TOEICMoretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMoreup there
US /ʌp ðɛr/
UK /ʌp ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- In heaven.
A1Moreyield
US /jild/
UK /ji:ld/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bend or break because of a strong force
- To give way to someone or something else
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of crops grown
- Amount of profit you make
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- set up
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- at bat: A player's turn to bat.
- on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
- deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- on to: Toward something; forward
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- guard against: To take precautions against something undesirable.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- fly by: To pass quickly
- go down on: To perform oral sex on someone.
- first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- right up there: Among the best or most successful.
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- strike: To hit something
- insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- cruise: To easily achieve
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- leave: To go away from; depart
- straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- swing: Movement in a curved motion
- injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- deep: Complex and important
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- stride: To make progress on something such as a project
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
- baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
- diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
- ballpark: Facility in which ball games are played
- restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
- gore: To wound by attacking with a knife, sharp horn etc.
- cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
- cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
- dugout: Low shelter for players near baseball diamond
- hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done
- offseason: Another spelling of off-season
- tapper: Someone who removes liquid from a tree
- springer: Breed of a small brown and white spaniel dog
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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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Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays - FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS 🔥 June 25, 2026 MLB Season
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/26Get ready for some baseball action with the full game highlights of the Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays! You'll see some incredible plays, including clutch home runs and amazing defensive catches, plus pick up on sports commentary phrases you can use yourself.
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