addict
US /əˈdɪkt/
UK /ˈædɪkt/
- Noun
- Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
B1Moreaddiction
US /əˈdɪkʃən/
UK /əˈdɪkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- A compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming substance.
B1TOEICMoreaffect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMorebare
US /bɛr/
UK /beə(r)/
- Adjective
- Lacking contents; empty
- Not having a covering; naked
- Transitive Verb
- To remove your clothes, hat etc.
A2Morecomplain
US /kəmˈplen/
UK /kəmˈpleɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something is wrong and should be changed
- To make a formal accusation or charge.
B1Morecrystal
US /ˈkrɪstəl/
UK /'krɪstl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- Rock with regularly repeating internal structure
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B1Moredemand
US /dɪˈmænd/
UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
- To need something.
A2TOEICMoredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMorefantastic
US /fænˈtæstɪk/
UK /fænˈtæstɪk/
- Adjective
- Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- Very large, fast or great
A2Morefirm
US /fɚm/
UK /fɜ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Company that sells goods or services
- Adjective
- Fairly hard or solid, not soft
- Unchanging and strong
A2TOEICMorefound out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- To become known; be revealed.
B2Moregather
US /ˈɡæðɚ/
UK /ˈgæðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- Noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
A2TOEICMoregreatness
US /ˈɡretnɪs/
UK /ɡreɪtnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Property of outstanding importance or eminence
B2Morehumiliating
US /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/
UK /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
B2Morein public
US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/
UK /in ˈpʌblik/
- Phrase
- In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- Adjective
- Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
B1Moreindividual
US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/
UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/
- Countable Noun
- Single person, looked at separately from others
- A single thing or item, especially when part of a set or group.
- Adjective
- Made for use by one single person
- Having a distinct manner different from others
A2Morelawyer
US /ˈlɔjɚ/
UK /ˈlɔ:jə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Professional who helps people with the law
- A person who advises on legal matters and can act on their behalf.
B1TOEICMoremacho
US /ˈmɑtʃo/
UK /'mætʃəʊ/
- Adjective
- Being characterized by being strongly masculine
C2Moremaking waves
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause problems or difficulties.
- To attract a lot of attention; to be noticed.
B1Moremarijuana
US /ˌmærəˈwɑːnə/
UK /ˌmærəˈwɑ:nə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- A slang term for cannabis.
- Countable Noun
- The hemp plant from which marijuana is obtained.
B2Moreminimum
US /ˈmɪnəməm/
UK /ˈmɪnɪməm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- The lowest recorded or expected temperature.
- Adjective
- Smallest or lowest; the least possible.
- Using or requiring the least possible resources.
B1TOEICMoremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Morerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMoreresponsible
US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/
- Adjective
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
A2TOEICMorerole
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
A2Moreroutine
US /ruˈtin/
UK /ru:ˈti:n/
- Adjective
- Happening or done regularly or habitually
- Always the same; boring through lack of variety
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
- Series of actions that make up a performance
A2TOEICMorestand here
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain in or move to this specific location.
stay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
suppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoretalk shit
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To say negative or untrue things about someone or something, often behind their back; to gossip maliciously.
A1Moretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Moreturn to
US /tɚn tu/
UK /tə:n tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
A1More
Vocabulary
- talk shit: To say negative or untrue things about someone or something, often behind their back; to gossip maliciously.
- stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- making waves: To cause problems or difficulties.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- express: To send something by fast mail
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- require: To demand that someone does something
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- respect: To follow the established rules
- role: Character played by an actor
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- bare: Lacking contents; empty
- humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- public: Owned by the government
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- macho: Being characterized by being strongly masculine
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
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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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Jax Fights Back at Her Intervention | Reasonable Doubt | Hulu
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/11/07Catch this intense scene from 'Reasonable Doubt' where Jax pushes back against an emotional intervention by her friends and colleagues. It is a masterclass in watching how people use defensive language like 'deflecting' and 'macho man routine' to hold their ground during a heated argument. You will pick up some sharp, authentic conversational phrases perfect for understanding how native speakers express frustration and set boundaries in tough situations.
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