advantage
US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing making the chance of success higher
- A positive point about something
- Transitive Verb
- To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
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.
A2TOEICMoreagreement
US /əˈɡrimənt/
UK /əˈgri:mənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
- A formal arrangement between people or groups
A2TOEICMoreattempt
US /əˈtɛmpt/
UK /ə'tempt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
- Noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
A2TOEICMorecarry on
US /ˈkæri ɑn/
UK /ˈkæri ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- To continue or keep doing something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue doing something
A1Morecircuit
US /ˈsɜ:rkɪt/
UK /ˈsɜ:kɪt/
- Noun
- An area where cars race in a circle
- Route for journey all the way around a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To complete a journey all the way round an area
B1Moreconsummate
US /ˈkɑ:nsəmeɪt/
UK /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To confirm a marriage by having sexual intercourse
- To bring to completion
- Adjective
- Very skillful; expert; perfect
C1TOEICMoreextravaganza
US /ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə/
UK /ɪkˌstrævəˈgænzə/
- Noun
- Large and impressive celebration or event
C1Morefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morehandle
US /ˈhændl/
UK /'hændl/
- Transitive Verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- Countable Noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
A2TOEICMorehire
US /haɪr/
UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- To give the use of something in exchange for money
- Noun
- Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
A2TOEICMorein arms
US
UK
- Phrase
- Bearing weapons; ready for or engaged in fighting.
- Held or carried in someone's arms.
A1Moreintend
US /ɪnˈtɛnd/
UK /ɪnˈtend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To plan or want to do something
A2TOEICMoreliterary
US /ˈlɪtəreri/
UK /ˈlɪtərəri/
- Adjective
- Concerning writers or the profession of writing
B1Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Morepolished
US /ˈpɑlɪʃt/
UK /ˈpɒlɪʃt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
- To improve by practicing or working on it
- Verb
- To improve by practicing or working on it
B1Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMorerally
US /ˈræli/
UK /'rælɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Public meeting to support or oppose something
- A race for motor vehicles over public roads
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To meet publicly to support or oppose something
- To race cars in the countryside
B1Morerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMoresettle
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
A2Moresharp
US /ʃɑrp/
UK /ʃɑ:p/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Being very clear and easy to see
- (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
A2TOEICMoreslight
US /slaɪt/
UK /slaɪt/
- Adjective
- Small (amount, quality)
- Appearing thin, delicate and physically weak
- Transitive Verb
- To ignore or treat rudely and with no respect
B1Moretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretradition
US /trəˈdɪʃən/
UK /trəˈdɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- Way of thinking or behaving used for a long time
B1TOEICMoretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
A2TOEICMorevan
US /væn/
UK /væn/
- Noun
- Truck with an enclosed cargo space
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- in arms: Bearing weapons; ready for or engaged in fighting.
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- sharp: Person's name
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- staff: Employees of a company
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- trust: To expect confidently
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
- consummate: To confirm a marriage by having sexual intercourse
- polished: To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
- van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
- extravaganza: Large and impressive celebration or event
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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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The Gilded Age Season 4 | Weeks Ahead Trailer | HBO Max
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/11/02Get ready for a high-stakes look at the drama in the upcoming season of The Gilded Age as New York society tensions reach a boiling point. You'll hear some fantastic examples of sophisticated, period-accurate dialogue that will help you pick up idiomatic expressions like "the talk of the town" or "sharp as a tack."
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