at home
US /æt hom/
UK /æt həum/
- Phrase
- In one's own residence or country.
- Adjective
- Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
at no time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Never; not at any time.
A1Morebase
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.)
A2TOEICMoreborrow
US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/
UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and later return something from another
- To carry one number to another column when adding
A2TOEICMorecolleague
US /ˈkɑlˌiɡ/
UK /'kɒli:ɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person you work or cooperate with
- A fellow member of a profession
A2Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Morecontinuous
US /kənˈtɪnjuəs/
UK /kənˈtɪnjuəs/
- Adjective
- Happening, existing, or performed without stops
- Extending or prolonged without interruption or cessation.
A2Morecorrect
US /kəˈrɛkt/
UK /kə'rekt/
- Adjective
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- Transitive Verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
A2Morefor the present
US /fɚ ðə ˈprɛzənt/
UK /fə ðə ˈprezənt/
- other
- For now; temporarily or at this time.
B2Moregarden
US /ˈgɑ:rdn/
UK /ˈgɑ:dn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- Public park in which visitors can see flowers
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
A2Moregrammar
US /ˈɡræmɚ/
UK /ˈgræmə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- Rules explaining how words are used in a language
B1Moregrammatically
US /ɡrə'mætɪklɪ/
UK /ɡrə'mætɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- Correctly; as expected in correct grammar
B2Morehabit
US /ˈhæbɪt/
UK /'hæbɪt/
- Noun
- Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- Usual way of behaving; something often repeated
A2TOEICMoreinsect
US /ˈɪnˌsɛkt/
UK /ˈɪnsekt/
- Countable Noun
- A small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant
A2Moremole
US /mol/
UK /məʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
- Small natural dark spot on someone's skin
B2Moremoon
US /mun/
UK /mu:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
- Noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
A2Moreoff and on
US
UK
- Phrase
- Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
A1Moreparticiple
US /pɑ:rˈtɪsɪpl/
UK /pɑ:ˈtɪsɪpl/
- Participle
- Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
C2Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Morequiz
US /kwɪz/
UK /kwɪz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A game in which players answer questions on topics
- Brief spoken or written test, given to students
- Transitive Verb
- To ask a person many questions about something
B1Morerob
US /rɑb/
UK /rɒb/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To steal money or property from (bank or person)
- To prevent from getting something deserved
A2Moresafari
US /səˈfɑri/
UK /səˈfɑ:ri/
- Noun
- Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
B2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Morestudio
US /ˈstudio, ˈstju-/
UK /'stju:dɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
A2Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretense
US /tɛns/
UK /tens/
- Noun
- The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- Adjective
- Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
- Stretched tight and stiff
A2TOEICMoreto the moon
US /tu ðə mun/
UK /tu ðə mu:n/
- other
- Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
B2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2More
Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
- for the present: For now; temporarily or at this time.
- at no time: Never; not at any time.
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- insect: A small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant
- truth: Real facts about something
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- continuous: Happening, existing, or performed without stops
- rob: Person's name
- safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
- participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
- grammatically: Correctly; as expected in correct grammar
- mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
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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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How to use present tenses - 6 Minute Grammar
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kh5x8m6ntc posted on 2026/08/06Ever get confused between the present simple and present continuous? This quick grammar guide breaks down exactly when to use each, from talking about daily habits to describing what's happening right now! You'll also pick up useful phrases for discussing life experiences with the present perfect, so you can sound more natural in English.
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