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
A2TOEICMoreaffect
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.
A2TOEICMoreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreat some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Morechancellor
US /ˈtʃænsəlɚ, -slɚ/
UK /'tʃɑ:nsələ(r)/
- Noun
- High government official
B2Morecitizen
US /ˈsɪtɪzən/
UK /'sɪtɪzn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- A person who is a member of a community.
B1Morecommunity
US /kəˈmjunɪti/
UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
- A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
- Adjective
- Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
- Shared or participated in by all members of a group
A2Moreconduct
US / kənˈdʌkt/
UK /kənˈdʌkt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Your behavior
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
- To let electricity or heat travel through
B1TOEICMorecorrespondent
US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/
UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/
- Countable Noun
- Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
B1Morecrowd
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
A2Moredescent
US /dɪˈsɛnt/
UK /dɪˈsent/
- Noun
- Movement downward; movement toward something bad
- The origin of your family; your family before you
B1Moreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreevacuate
US /ɪˈvækjuˌet/
UK /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To move people from dangerous to a safe places
B2Morehatred
US /ˈhetrɪd/
UK /ˈheɪtrɪd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
B2Moreheinous
US /ˈhenəs/
UK /ˈheɪnəs/
- Adjective
- Hatefully bad; evil
C1TOEICMorehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morein shock
US
UK
- Phrase
- When not enough blood flows round the body
A2Moremanhunt
US /ˈmænˌhʌnt/
UK /ˈmænhʌnt/
- Noun
- Organized search (by police) for a criminal
C2Moremourn
US /mɔ:rn/
UK /mɔ:n/
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel or show extreme sadness
- To feel or express sorrow or grief over (someone's death or something lost).
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon sunday
US
UK
- Phrase
- Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- Referring to a particular Sunday.
A1Moreovershadow
US /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To be more important or significant by comparison
B2Moreprecise
US /prɪˈsaɪs/
UK /prɪ'saɪs/
- Adjective
- (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- (Of a time, place, quality) exact
A2TOEICMorepride
US /praɪd/
UK /praɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sense of your own importance and worth
- A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be proud of something you did
A2Moreram
US /ræm/
UK /ræm/
- Noun
- Heavy device used to break through a door by force
- Male sheep
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something hard with another object
- To push something forcefully into place
B1Moreresponse
US /rɪˈspɑns/
UK /riˈspɔns/
- Noun
- Something said/written as an answer to something
- Reaction to something that has occurred
A2TOEICMoresociety
US /səˈsaɪɪti/
UK /sə'saɪətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
A2TOEICMoresolidarity
US /ˌsɑ:lɪˈdærəti/
UK /ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
B2Morespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMorestab
US /stæb/
UK /stæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
B1Moresubsequently
US /ˈsʌbsɪˌkwɛntlɪ/
UK /ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/
- Adverb
- After something else has happened; as a result
B1Moresuspect
US /səˈspɛkt/
UK /sə'spekt/
- Noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
A2TOEICMoretarget
US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/
UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- Group you are trying to sell to or influence
- Transitive Verb
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
- (Army) to aim an attack at something
A2TOEICMoretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoreunit
US /ˈjunɪt/
UK /ˈju:nɪt/
- Countable Noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
B2TOEICMorevehicle
US /ˈvi:hɪkl/
UK /ˈvi:əkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
A2TOEICMorevigil
US /ˈvɪdʒəl/
UK /'vɪdʒɪl/
- Noun
- Staying up all night, as to watch over sick person
B2More
Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- conduct: Your behavior
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- huge: Very very large
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- act: To behave in a certain way
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- person: Man, woman or child
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- heinous: Hatefully bad; evil
- descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- unit: One apartment in a building
- ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
- chancellor: High government official
- vigil: Staying up all night, as to watch over sick person
- manhunt: Organized search (by police) for a criminal
- overshadow: To be more important or significant by comparison
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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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Crowds gather at Brandenburg Gate for vigil after vehicle driven into crowd | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/07/27This BBC News report covers the heartbreaking aftermath of a vehicle attack at Berlin's Pride event, showing the community's response and the police investigation. You'll hear powerful phrases like "Hatred is deadly" and learn about the terms used to describe the events, offering a chance to understand real-world news reporting.
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