excuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
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US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/
UK /'ɪntəvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
- Noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
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US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/
UK /'plætfɔ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- Area from which you board a train at a station
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US /ˈrelˌwe/
UK /ˈreɪlweɪ/
- Noun
- System of tracks on which trains travel
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US /ˈrændəm/
UK /'rændəm/
- Adjective
- Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
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Vocabulary
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- great: Very good; better than before
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- railway: System of tracks on which trains travel
- job: Something that must be done
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- forgot: To not remember something
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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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蔡 posted on 2026/09/21Ever wondered how a single missed train could change your life? This short film explores that 'what if' scenario with a chance encounter on a platform. You'll hear natural conversation about future plans and even pick up some useful phrases for making introductions.
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