advance
US /ædˈvæns/
UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
A2TOEICMoreant
US /ænt/
UK /ænt/
- Countable Noun
- Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
B1Moreatop
US /əˈtɑ:p/
UK /əˈtɒp/
- Preposition
- At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
B2Moreavalanche
US /ˈævəˌlæntʃ/
UK /'ævəlɑ:nʃ/
- Noun
- Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
B2Moreblame
US /blem/
UK /bleɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To say someone is responsible for something bad
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saying someone did something bad
A2TOEICMorecalmer
US
UK
- Adjective
- Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
B1Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Moreclimate
US /ˈklaɪmɪt/
UK /ˈklaɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
A2Morecomplacency
US /kəmˈplesənsi/
UK /kəmˈpleɪsnsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Self-satisfaction, without being aware of problems
B2Morecomplicate
US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/
UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
B1Morecompress
US /kəmˈprɛs/
UK /kəmˈpres/
- Transitive Verb
- To press tightly together
- To make smaller; reduce in time, size etc.
B1Moreconsensus
US /kənˈsɛnsəs/
UK /kənˈsensəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A decision that is shared by most of a group
B1Moreculture
US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/
UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
- Transitive Verb
- To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
A2Morederail
US /diˈrel/
UK /dɪˈreɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a train) to come off the railway tracks
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change the subject; to change from a course
C2Moredrone
US /dron/
UK /drəʊn/
- Countable Noun
- A remote controlled flying device
- Male bee
- Intransitive Verb
- To talk in a continually dull or monotonous voice
- To make a continuous low humming sound.
B2TOEICMoredump
US /dʌmp/
UK /dʌmp/
- Transitive Verb
- To end a romantic relationship
- To put something somewhere without care
- Noun
- A place where waste or garbage is left.
- A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
B1Moreestablish
US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To set or create something to last for a long time
- To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
A2TOEICMoreextent
US /ɪkˈstɛnt/
UK /ɪkˈstent/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- Range or space included in something
A2TOEICMorefluctuate
US /ˈflʌktʃuˌet/
UK /'flʌktʃʊeɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
B1TOEICMoreget a sense
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand or perceive something intuitively.
A1Morekeep at
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To continuously try to do something
A1Morekit
US /kɪt/
UK /kɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
B1TOEICMoremake up
US /mek ʌp/
UK /meik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To invent or create a story
- To add up to
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To invent a story, excuse, etc.
- To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
A1Moreminimal
US /ˈmɪnəməl/
UK /ˈmɪnɪməl/
- Adjective
- The smallest possible; least
- Very basic or simple; characterized by the use of only basic elements
B1Morepath
US /pæθ, pɑθ/
UK /pɑ:θ/
- Noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
A2TOEICMorepioneer
US /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
UK /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
- A person who is among the first to research or develop a new area of knowledge or activity.
- Transitive Verb
- To begin or discover something new
- To take part in the development of something new
B1TOEICMorepowder
US /ˈpaʊdɚ/
UK /'paʊdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- Dry and light form of snow
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a dust onto the body or face
- To reduce to powder; pulverize.
B1Moreprevalent
US /ˈprɛvələnt/
UK /ˈprevələnt/
- Adjective
- Being common; occurring frequently
- Commonly occurring or existing; widespread.
B2TOEICMorereassure
US /ˌri:əˈʃʊr/
UK /ˌri:əˈʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make feel less worried about something
B1Morerescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
UK /'reskju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
A2TOEICMorerole
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
A2Moresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moresnowfall
US /ˈsnoˌfɔl/
UK /ˈsnəʊfɔ:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Precipitation falling in the form of ice crystals
C2Morespeak to
US /spik tu/
UK /spi:k tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To address or communicate with someone.
- To indicate or suggest something; to be relevant to.
A1Moresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMoreswallow
US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/
UK /'swɒləʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To believe (something that is not true)
- To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
- Countable Noun
- Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
A2Moreto let
US /tu lɛt/
UK /tu let/
- Preposition
- Indicates that a property is available for rent.
A2Moretough
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.
A2Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moreunstable
US /ʌnˈstebəl/
UK /ʌnˈsteɪbl/
- Adjective
- (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
- Tending to overreact emotionally; not balanced
B1Moreventure
US /ˈvɛntʃɚ/
UK /'ventʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- A risky or daring journey or undertaking.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To risk something, such as money
- To face the dangers, take the risk of something
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- make up: To invent or create a story
- keep at: To continuously try to do something
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- role: Character played by an actor
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- drone: A remote controlled flying device
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- reassure: To make feel less worried about something
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- fluctuate: To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
- avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
- minimal: The smallest possible; least
- complacency: Self-satisfaction, without being aware of problems
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- derail: (Of a train) to come off the railway tracks
- atop: At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
- kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
- compress: To press tightly together
- calmer: Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
- unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
- ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
- snowfall: Precipitation falling in the form of ice crystals
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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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Why has there been an increase in avalanche deaths in the French Alps? | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/14Ever wondered why avalanche deaths are on the rise in the French Alps? This BBC News report dives deep into snow instability, climate change, and the incredible work of mountain rescue teams, using advanced vocabulary and simple sentence structures perfect for boosting your knowledge and language skills!
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