absence
US /ˈæbsəns/
UK /ˈæbsəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of not being present, or not existing
- A period of time when someone is away.
B1TOEICMoreactively
US /'æktɪvlɪ/
UK /'æktɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- Doing things to achieve a specific goal
A2Moreadvance
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
A2TOEICMorebetray
US /bɪˈtre/
UK /bɪ'treɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
- To reveal something unintentionally.
B1Morebloom
US /blum/
UK /blu:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To flower; to produce flowers
- To achieve an ideal state of beauty and strength
- Noun
- Period of beauty, strength or freshness
B2Morebother
US /ˈbɑðɚ/
UK /'bɒðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- To take the trouble to do something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Problems, concern or worry for someone
- A disturbance; trouble
A2TOEICMorecandor
US /ˈkændɚ/
UK /'kændə/
- Uncountable Noun
- The quality of being open and honest; frankness
C2Morechamber
US /ˈtʃembɚ/
UK /'tʃeɪmbə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Enclosed space that contains something
- Large room that is used for official meetings
B1TOEICMoreconvince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMorecouncil
US /ˈkaʊnsəl/
UK /'kaʊnsl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group chosen to make decisions about something
- A body of people elected or appointed to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other administrative district.
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or recommend.
A2Moredecree
US /dɪˈkri/
UK /dɪ'kri:/
- Noun
- Official order issued by an authority
- Transitive Verb
- To give an order as an authority
B2TOEICMoredeem
US /dim/
UK /di:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To judge something to be a certain thing, way
B2Moredignity
US /ˈdɪgnəti/
UK /ˈdɪgnəti/
- Noun
- Person of high rank deserving respect
- Quality or state of deserving respect
B1TOEICMoredirt
US /dɚt/
UK /dɜ:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loose earth or soil
- A substance, such as mud or dust, that makes something dirty.
- Countable Noun
- A track made of compacted earth or soil.
A2Moreearn
US /ɜ:rn/
UK /ɜ:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To deserve something because you worked for it
- To get money for work
A2TOEICMoregovernance
US /ˈɡʌvənəns/
UK /ˈgʌvənəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Way a government is run; function of a government
B2Morehonor
US /ˈɑnɚ/
UK /'ɒnə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
B2TOEICMorehospitable
US /ˈhɑspɪtəbəl, hɑˈspɪtəbəl/
UK /hɒˈspɪtəbl/
- Adjective
- Making it easy for plants, people etc. to survive
- Being welcoming toward people, guests; friendly
C1TOEICMoreinterrupt
US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop something from happening for a while
- To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
- Noun
- A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
B1TOEICMoreleisure
US /ˈli:ʒər/
UK /ˈleʒə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- Activities done for enjoyment during one's free time.
- Adjective
- Relating to or used for relaxation and enjoyment.
B1TOEICMorelord
US /lɔrd/
UK /lɔ:d/
- Noun
- (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- Man with power and authority; a nobleman
- Intransitive Verb
- To act as though you can tell people what to do
A2Moreloyalty
US /ˈlɔɪəlti/
UK /ˈlɔɪəlti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- Allegiance or devotion to a person, cause, or country.
B2TOEICMoremad
US /mæd/
UK /mæd/
- Adjective
- Very angry
- Enthusiastic about something
A2Moreofficial
US /əˈfɪʃəl/
UK /əˈfɪʃl/
- Adjective
- Real, exact, truely felt
- Of or done by someone in authority; formal
- Noun
- A person authorized to perform a specific duty
- A referee or umpire
A2TOEICMoreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMorepluck
US /plʌk/
UK /plʌk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of bravery or determination
- Transitive Verb
- To pull the feathers or hair off something
- To pull a string to make sounds on (e.g. a guitar)
B2TOEICMorepoetic
US /poˈɛtɪk/
UK /pəʊˈetɪk/
- Adjective
- Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
B1Moreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMorerevoke
US /rɪˈvok/
UK /rɪ'vəʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To officially cancel something; make invalid
B2Morerightful
US /ˈraɪtfəl/
UK /ˈraɪtfl/
- Adjective
- Being correct with respect to facts or truth
B1Morerot
US /rɑ:t/
UK /rɒt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- Uncountable Noun
- The process or state of decaying or rotting.
- Foolish or nonsensical talk or ideas.
B2Moreserve
US /sɚv/
UK /sɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
A2TOEICMorestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moresupper
US /ˈsʌpɚ/
UK /ˈsʌpə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Evening meal, often when informal
B1Moretrust
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
A2TOEICMorevigour
US /ˈvɪɡɚ/
UK /ˈvɪgə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Energy, strength, or good health
B2Moreworthy
US /ˈwɚði/
UK /'wɜ:ðɪ/
- Adjective
- Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
B1More
Vocabulary
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- performance: Act of doing something
- loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- act: To behave in a certain way
- mad: Very angry
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- supper: Evening meal, often when informal
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- trust: To expect confidently
- actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
- pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- decree: Official order issued by an authority
- hospitable: Making it easy for plants, people etc. to survive
- revoke: To officially cancel something; make invalid
- poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
- candor: The quality of being open and honest; frankness
- governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
- rightful: Being correct with respect to facts or truth
- vigour: Energy, strength, or good health
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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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Game Of Thrones - Tywin confronts Pycelle (Deleted Scene)
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Max Choong posted on 2026/11/14Ever wonder how to handle a tense professional confrontation with poise? This intense deleted scene from Game of Thrones showcases Tywin Lannister masterfully using sharp, calculated language to command authority. It is a fantastic opportunity to observe how formal vocabulary and polite but cutting phrasing can shift the power dynamic in a high-stakes conversation.
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