admit
US /ædˈmɪt/
UK /əd'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To acknowledge that something is true or right
- To allow someone to enter
A2TOEICMoreanticipate
US /ænˈtɪsəˌpet/
UK /æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To expect or look ahead to something positively
- To be aware of something that might happen
B1TOEICMorechairman
US /ˈtʃɛrmən/
UK /'tʃeəmən/
- Countable Noun
- A man in charge of a meeting
- The person who leads a company or organization
B1Moreclarinet
US /ˌklærəˈnɛt/
UK /ˌklærəˈnet/
- Noun
- Musical wind instrument
B2Moreclue
US /klu/
UK /klu:/
- Noun
- Information that helps explain something; hint
B1Morecomponent
US /kəmˈponənt/
UK /kəmˈpəʊnənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the parts that something is made up of
- A constituent part; ingredient.
- Adjective
- Being a part of something
A2Moreconvention
US /kənˈvɛnʃən/
UK /kənˈvenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official agreement between two or more countries
- Large formal assembly, e.g. to make laws
- Adjective
- Concerning a large formal assembly or meeting
A2TOEICMorecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredeficit
US /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/
UK /ˈdefɪsɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount less than what is needed or required
- The amount by which expenditure or liabilities exceed income or assets.
B1Moredomestic
US /dəˈmɛstɪk/
UK /dəˈmestɪk/
- Noun
- Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- Adjective
- British informal fight between husband and wife
- Concerning your own home or house
A2TOEICMoreend up with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have something as a result.
A1Moreexposure
US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/
UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- Being talked about in the media
A2TOEICMoreextent
US /ɪkˈstɛnt/
UK /ɪkˈstent/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- Range or space included in something
A2TOEICMoreextent to which
US
UK
- Phrase
- The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
- The degree of influence or effect that something has.
A1Morefederal
US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/
UK /'fedərəl/
- Adjective
- Consisting of several united states
- Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
- Proper Noun
- The central banking system of the United States.
B1Morefinancial
US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/
UK /faɪˈnænʃl/
- Adjective
- Involving money
- Relating to investments.
- Countable Noun
- A person who provides advice on financial matters.
A2TOEICMoregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMorehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
A1Moreissue
US /ˈɪʃu/
UK /'ɪʃu:/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
A2TOEICMoreloom
US /lum/
UK /lu:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
- (Of unpleasant thing) to be close to happening
- Countable Noun
- Device with a frame used to make cloth from thread
B2TOEICMoremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremount
US /maʊnt/
UK /maʊnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach something to something else
- To set a picture, jewel etc. in
- Noun
- An attachment used to keep something in place
- Horse that someone is riding
B2Morenegative
US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/
UK /'neɡətɪv/
- Noun
- The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
- Adjective
- Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
- In mathematics, being less than zero
A2Morepolitical
US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/
UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Being active or interested in government matters
- Diplomatic
A2Morepose
US /poʊz/
UK /pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- To suggest an idea, question or solution
- Noun
- False behavior to gain respect or liking
B1TOEICMoreprosperity
US /prɑˈspɛrɪti/
UK /prɒ'sperətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being financially/economically successful
- State of growing and being healthy
B1Moreputt
US /pʌt/
UK /pʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To hit a golf ball along the ground to the hole
B2Moreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMoreresort
US /rɪ'zɔ:rt/
UK /rɪ'zɔ:t/
- Noun
- Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- Vacation hotel or complex; area for holidays
B1TOEICMoretenure
US /ˈtɛnjɚ, -ˌjʊr/
UK /ˈtenjə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Land or buildings one owns
- Permanent right to (e.g. university teaching) job
B2TOEICMorethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Morethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMoretimeless
US /ˈtaɪmlɪs/
UK /ˈtaɪmləs/
- Adjective
- Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
B1Moreunequivocally
US /ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəklɪ/
UK /ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəlɪ/
- Adverb
- Clearly; firmly; without leaving room for doubt
C2Moreunprecedented
US /ʌnˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd/
UK /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/
- Adjective
- Not having happened before, or to such a degree
B1More
Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- component: One of the parts that something is made up of
- financial: Involving money
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- huge: Very very large
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
- mount: To attach something to something else
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- tenure: Land or buildings one owns
- timeless: Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
- unequivocally: Clearly; firmly; without leaving room for doubt
- chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
- putt: To hit a golf ball along the ground to the hole
- clarinet: Musical wind instrument
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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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Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Dies at 100
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/23Did you know Alan Greenspan's first encounter with global finance was playing jazz clarinet? This fascinating look at his life covers his nearly 20-year tenure as Fed Chairman, his thoughts on economic concepts like 'time preference,' and the enduring challenges of national debt. You'll pick up some great vocabulary for discussing economics and finance!
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