advancement
US /ədˈvænsmənt/
UK /ədˈvɑ:nsmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Progress made in a field of knowledge
- Improvement; going forward; progress
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.
A2TOEICMorealong with
US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/
UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/
- Preposition
- In addition to; together with.
- Adverb
- In company or together with someone or something.
- Including; in addition to.
A2Moreassertive
US /əˈsɜrtɪv/
UK /əˈsɜ:tɪv/
- Adjective
- Being confident and sure of yourself
B2Moreborder
US /ˈbɔrdɚ/
UK /'bɔ:də(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be right next to another country or state
- To form the edge of something
- Noun
- Outer part or edge of something
- Line separating one country, state from another
A2TOEICMorecaptive
US /ˈkæptɪv/
UK /ˈkæptɪv/
- Noun
- Person caught and held against their will
- Adjective
- Unable to leave and forced to stay and listen
B1Moreceasefire
US
UK
- Noun
- Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
C2Morecomply
US /kəmˈplaɪ/
UK /kəmˈplaɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
B2Moreconcession
US /kənˈsɛʃən/
UK /kən'seʃn/
- Noun
- Special right granted, as by someone in authority
- Giving something up to reach an agreement
- Adjective
- A discount (e.g. for a bus) for being young, old
B1Morecondition
US /kənˈdɪʃən/
UK /kənˈdɪʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something to make it better
- To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Disease or other medical problem
- The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
A2Moreconfrontation
US /ˌkɑ:nfrənˈteɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/
- Noun
- A disagreement or argument
B1Morecorrespondent
US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/
UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/
- Countable Noun
- Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
B1Morecross
US /krɔs, krɑs/
UK /krɒs/
- Adjective
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
A2Moredeclaration
US /ˌdɛkləˈreʃən/
UK /ˌdekləˈreɪʃn/
- Noun
- Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
- Official statement about something
A2TOEICMoredefense
US /dɪˈfɛns/
UK /dɪ'fens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
B1TOEICMoredisplace
US /dɪsˈples/
UK /dɪs'pleɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to move from their usual place
- To substitute something with something else
B1Moreescalate
US /ˈɛskəˌlet/
UK /ˈeskəleɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- To become much worse or more severe
B2Moreever since
US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/
UK /ˈevə sins/
- Adverb
- Continuously from a past time until now.
- Conjunction
- From the time that; because.
B2Morefirm
US /fɚm/
UK /fɜ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Company that sells goods or services
- Adjective
- Fairly hard or solid, not soft
- Unchanging and strong
A2TOEICMoreflare
US /flɛr/
UK /fleə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become angry or excited suddenly
- To burn or shine suddenly and briefly
- Noun
- A brief bright light
- Light/fire used to signal for help/warn of danger
B2Moreflare up
US /flɛr ʌp/
UK /flɛə ʌp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
- To suddenly become angry or violent.
- Phrasal Verb
- To suddenly become angry or violent.
- To suddenly become worse or more intense (of a medical condition).
A1Morefragile
US /ˈfrædʒəl, -ˌaɪl/
UK /'frædʒaɪl/
- Adjective
- Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- Weak or delicate; easily damaged in health
B2TOEICMorefreeze
US /friz/
UK /fri:z/
- Intransitive Verb
- To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- Transitive Verb
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moreinitially
US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
- Adverb
- At first; originally
- In the first stage of a process or development.
A2TOEICMoreinvolve
US /ɪnˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪn'vɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
- To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
A2TOEICMorelook over
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To check something to see it works well; inspect
- To examine or inspect something quickly.
A1Moremeditate
US /ˈmɛdɪˌtet/
UK /ˈmedɪteɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
- To think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time.
B2Moremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMoremilitary
US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/
UK /'mɪlətrɪ/
- Noun
- Army or armed forces
- Adjective
- Concerning the army or navy
B1Moreminister
US /ˈmɪnɪstɚ/
UK /'mɪnɪstə(r)/
- Noun
- An official who heads a government department
- Person who performs Christian services
A2Moreobserver
US /əbˈzɜ:rvə(r)/
UK /əbˈzɜ:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- Someone who watches an event without getting involved.
- Proper Noun
- Name of a newspaper.
B1Moreofficer
US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/
UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of high position in an organization
- Person of high position in the military
B1Morepersist
US /pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/
UK /pə'sɪst/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue a course of action despite opposition
- To continue to exist or occur beyond the usual, expected, or desired time.
B1TOEICMorepersistent
US /pərˈsɪstənt/
UK /pəˈsɪstənt/
- Adjective
- Continuing to do something despite challenges
- Continuing to exist or occur for a long time.
C1TOEICMorepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMorepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreprime
US /praɪm/
UK /praɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
- Adjective
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
A2TOEICMoreretreat
US /rɪˈtrit/
UK /rɪ'tri:t/
- Noun
- Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- A place away from home and work to relax
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of army, etc.) to move back from a winning enemy
- To go away from home and work for a vacation
B2Moretroop
US /trup/
UK /tru:p/
- Countable Noun
- Group of people
- Group of mammals or birds
- Intransitive Verb
- To walk past in a group or large number
B1Moretruce
US /trus/
UK /tru:s/
- Noun
- Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
B2TOEICMoretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2More
Vocabulary
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- flare up: To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
- initially: At first; originally
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- military: Army or armed forces
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- defense: Argument in support of something
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- important: Having power or authority
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- troop: Group of people
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- concession: Special right granted, as by someone in authority
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- point: An item to be discussed
- declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
- confrontation: A disagreement or argument
- flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
- comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
- truth: Real facts about something
- cross: Angry and upset
- area: Amount of measured space
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- captive: Person caught and held against their will
- ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
- advancement: Progress made in a field of knowledge
- truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
- observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
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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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Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire after weeks of deadly clashes | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/27Ever wondered about the complex world of international relations? This video dives into the recent ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, packed with advanced vocabulary like 'ceasefire' and 'displaced people' that you'll hear in real news reports. It's a fantastic chance to boost your understanding of global events and expand your vocabulary!
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