admit
US /ædˈmɪt/
UK /əd'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To acknowledge that something is true or right
- To allow someone to enter
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.
A2TOEICMorebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMoreburden
US /ˈbɚdn/
UK /'bɜ:dn/
- Transitive Verb
- To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
- Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
B1Morecapability
US /ˌkeɪpə'bɪləti/
UK /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Means, ability, or potential to do something
- The potential or capacity for future development or achievement.
B1Morecompelling
US /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
UK /kəmˈpelɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To force someone to do something
- Adjective
- Making you do, believe something; persuasive
B1Morecomprehend
US /ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnd/
UK /ˌkɒmprɪ'hend/
- Transitive Verb
- To understand the meaning of
- To include or contain something
B1Moreconform
US /kənˈfɔrm/
UK /kən'fɔ:m/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To agree or be compatible with something else
- To behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards.
B1Morecounter
US /ˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /'kaʊntə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- To try to prevent, as by making a different point
- Prefix
- Being opposite or against something
B1Morecourt
US /kɔrt, kort/
UK /kɔ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- To encourage dangerous behavior
- Noun
- Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
- Place where legal cases are decided
A2TOEICMoredefect
US /ˈdiˌfɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt/
UK /ˈdi:fekt/
- Noun
- Fault in someone or something
- Intransitive Verb
- To move to another country for political reasons
B1TOEICMoredefense
US /dɪˈfɛns/
UK /dɪ'fens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
B1TOEICMoredetermine
US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/
UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
A2TOEICMorediagnosis
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪs/
UK /ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊsɪs/
- Noun (plural)
- Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- Noun
- The identification of a disease or condition.
B1Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoredistress
US /dɪˈstrɛs/
UK /dɪ'stres/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- Condition of danger or emergency
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone anxiety or sadness
- To be in financial trouble
B1Moreemphasize
US /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/
UK /'emfəsaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To stress the items that are important
B2TOEICMoreevaluation
US /ɪˌvæljʊˈeʃən/
UK /ɪˌvæljʊ'eɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Judgment about the value or condition of something
B1TOEICMoreexpert
US /ˈɛkˌspɚt/
UK /'ekspɜ:t/
- Countable Noun
- Skillful person with special knowledge
- Adjective
- Having special knowledge or skill
A2TOEICMoreextreme
US /ɪkˈstrim/
UK /ɪk'stri:m/
- Adjective
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
- The furthest point or limit of something.
B1Moreforensic
US /fəˈrɛnsɪk,-zɪk/
UK /fəˈrensɪk/
- Adjective
- Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
B2Moreillness
US /ˈɪlnɪs/
UK /ˈɪlnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- A particular instance or type of disease.
A2Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Moreincident
US / ˈɪnsɪdənt/
UK /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- A political event that causes difficulties.
A2Morejury
US /ˈdʒʊri/
UK /ˈdʒʊəri/
- Noun
- 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
B1Morelet down
US /lɛt daʊn/
UK /let daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To disappoint someone (e.g. by breaking a promise)
A1Moreliable for
US
UK
- Adjective
- Legally responsible for something.
- Likely to experience or suffer something undesirable.
meaningful
US /ˈminɪŋfəl/
UK /'mi:nɪŋfl/
- Adjective
- Having importance; showing someone's intention
- Having importance or value.
A2Moremental
US /ˈmɛntl/
UK /ˈmentl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind
A2TOEICMorementally
US /ˈmɛntl:ɪ/
UK /ˈmentəli/
- Adverb
- With or in the mind and thoughts
A2Moremount
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
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon the other hand
US
UK
- Phrase
- Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
A1Morepanic
US /ˈpænɪk/
UK /'pænɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
B1Moreprosecution
US /ˌprɑ:sɪˈkju:ʃn/
UK /ˌprɒsɪˈkju:ʃn/
- Noun
- Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
B2Morepsychiatrist
US /saɪ'kaɪətrɪst/
UK /saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Doctor who treats psychological disorders
- Doctor who treats psychological disorders
B2Morerecess
US /ˈriˌsɛs, rɪˈsɛs/
UK /rɪ'ses/
- Noun
- An area that is set back in a room or building
- Break between school classes
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To interrupt an activity for a short period of time
B2Moreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMorespecific
US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
A2Moretestify
US /'testɪfaɪ/
UK /'testɪfaɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To tell what you know (in court)
B2TOEICMoretestimony
US /ˈtɛstəˌmoni/
UK /'testɪmənɪ/
- Noun
- Public statement of personal religious experiences
- Statement of evidence in court
C1Morethink on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully before making a decision.
A1Moretrial
US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/
UK /ˈtraɪəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- Act or process of testing or experimenting
- Transitive Verb
- To be made or done as a test or experiment
A2TOEICMorewitness
US /ˈwɪtnɪs/
UK /'wɪtnəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- liable for: Legally responsible for something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- let down
- think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- mental: Concerning the mind
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- extreme: Very great in degree
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- recess: An area that is set back in a room or building
- defense: Argument in support of something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- defect: Fault in someone or something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- comprehend: To understand the meaning of
- testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
- forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
- evaluation: Judgment about the value or condition of something
- jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
- conform: To agree or be compatible with something else
- mount: To attach something to something else
- psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
- capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
- testify: To tell what you know (in court)
- prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
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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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Defense rests case in Lindsay Clancy trial
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/08/21Dive into the complex legal arguments surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial as the defense rests its case. You'll hear expert analysis on the contrasting narratives presented by the prosecution and defense, focusing on key terms like "mental disease or defect" and "criminal liability" to understand the core issues.
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