administration
US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/
UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- The work of running something, e.g. a business
B1TOEICMoreallege
US /əˈlɛdʒ/
UK /əˈledʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To state without proof
B1TOEICMoreattorney
US /əˈtɚni/
UK /ə'tɜ:nɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
B2TOEICMorebill
US /bɪl/
UK /bɪl/
- Noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Transitive Verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
A2TOEICMorecache
US /kæʃ/
UK /kæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Weapons etc.) which are hidden away illegally
- Memory where webpages are kept until needed
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something, e.g. weapons or drugs
B2Morecampaign
US /kæmˈpen/
UK /kæm'peɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
- A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
A2TOEICMorecongress
US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/
UK /'kɒŋɡres/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- Proper Noun
- American governing body of elected representatives
B1Morecontroversy
US /ˈkɑntrəˌvɚsi/
UK /'kɒntrəvɜ:sɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong public disagreement about something
B1Moreconvict
US /kənˈvɪkt/
UK /kənˈvɪkt/
- Noun
- Person in prison
- Transitive Verb
- To say someone is guilty of a crime in a law court
B1Moreconviction
US /kənˈvɪkʃən/
UK /kən'vɪkʃn/
- Noun
- Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
- Strong belief in something, e.g. not needing proof
B1TOEICMoredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMoredeputy
US /ˈdɛpjəti/
UK /ˈdepjuti/
- Noun
- Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
B1Moredisclosure
US /dɪˈskloʒɚ/
UK /dɪs'kləʊʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Making private information public
B1Moreeffort
US /ˈɛfət/
UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEICMoreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMorefellow
US /ˈfɛlo/
UK /'feləʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Man or a boy
- Student paid to study and teach after college
- Adjective
- Being of the same kind
- Sharing a particular activity, situation, or characteristic.
A2TOEICMorein the process of
US /ɪn ði ˈprɑsˌɛs ʌv/
UK /in ðə ˈprəuses ɔv/
- Phrase
- During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
A1Moreinadvertently
US /ˌɪnədˈvɜ:rtəntli/
UK /ˌɪnədˈvɜ:təntli/
- Adverb
- Without intention, accidentally
B2Moreinitially
US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
- Adverb
- At first; originally
- In the first stage of a process or development.
A2TOEICMoreinvestigation
US /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən/
UK /ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Search for information about something
B1Morejail
US /dʒel/
UK /dʒeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To hold people who are being punished for a crime
B1Moremove 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.
A1Moreoffender
US /əˈfɛndɚ/
UK /ə'fendə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who breaks a law or other rule
B1TOEICMorepotentially
US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/
UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/
- Adverb
- That could happen or become reality
B1Moreprecedent
US /ˈprɛsɪdənt/
UK /ˈpresɪdənt/
- Countable Noun
- A similar action happening before now
B1Morepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMorepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreprivacy
US /ˈpraɪvəsi/
UK /ˈprɪvəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being hidden from the presence of others
B2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMorerebellion
US /rɪˈbɛljən/
UK /rɪ'beljən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of conflicting with someone in authority
- Resisting and fighting against existing authority
B1Morerelate
US /rɪˈlet/
UK /rɪ'leɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
A2TOEICMorerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMorereluctance
US /rɪˈlʌktəns/
UK /rɪ'lʌktəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unwillingness to do something
B2Morerepeatedly
US /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/
UK /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- (Said, done) many times; over and over
B2Moreseek
US /sik/
UK /si:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
A2TOEICMoresensitive
US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
UK /'sensətɪv/
- Adjective
- Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- (Private information) needing careful treatment
A2TOEICMoresuicide
US /ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/
UK /'su:ɪsaɪd/
- Noun
- Act of purposely killing yourself
- Act that ruins a person's career, status etc.
B2Moretrail
US /trel/
UK /treɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- Rough path, as through a forest or field
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To follow behind someone
- To be losing to a competitor
B1TOEICMoreurge
US /ɚdʒ/
UK /ɜ:dʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- urge: A strong desire for something
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- initially: At first; originally
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- seek: To ask someone for help
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- fellow: Man or a boy
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- investigation: Search for information about something
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- public: Owned by the government
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- precedent: A similar action happening before now
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
- convict: Person in prison
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- disclosure: Making private information public
- offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- allege: To state without proof
- deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- come: To arrive at a place
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- reluctance: Unwillingness to do something
- cache: (Weapons etc.) which are hidden away illegally
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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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Justice Department releases new tranche of Epstein files | REUTERS
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/20Dive into the latest developments as the Justice Department releases a new batch of Epstein files! You'll get a closer look at the legal and political implications, and pick up advanced vocabulary related to disclosure and cover-up allegations.
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