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Vocabulary

  • in session: Actively meeting or conducting business.
  • out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • deal with
  • stark contrast: A sharp, clear, and obvious difference between two things.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
  • shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
  • in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
  • rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
  • come full circle: To return to the original state or situation.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • session: Period of time used for a specific activity
  • transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
  • vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
  • retail: Business of selling products to the public
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • praise: To express approval of something or someone
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
  • desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • bend: To become curved or no longer straight
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
  • minister: An official who heads a government department
  • public: Owned by the government
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • shut: To stop being open for business
  • virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
  • secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
  • compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
  • part: Division of a book
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
  • fluke: Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • inconclusive: Not finally proving; not completely ending doubt
  • keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • infect: To introduce a computer virus to
  • sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
  • corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • tic: Involuntary twitching especially in the face
  • frontline: Front, especially one between military positions
  • cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
  • undergone: To experience or endure something (bad)
  • symptomatic: Characteristic or indicative of a disease
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    • administration

      US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/

      UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
      • The work of running something, e.g. a business
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    • aquarium

      US /əˈkwɛriəm/

      UK /ə'kweərɪəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at risk

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In danger; likely to be harmed
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • back to normal

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
      • Phrase
      • In the usual or ordinary way; as things were before.
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • bend

      US /bɛnd/

      UK /bend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become curved or no longer straight
      • To move your body so that it is not straight up
      • Noun
      • When a road changes direction; turn
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    • brand

      US /brænd/

      UK /brænd/

      • Noun
      • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
      • Product made or designed by a named company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
      • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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    • come full circle

      US /kʌm fʊl ˈsɚkəl/

      UK /kʌm ful ˈsə:kl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To return to the original state or situation.
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    • compulsory

      US /kəmˈpʌlsəri/

      UK /kəmˈpʌlsəri/

      • Adjective
      • Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
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    • corona

      US /kəˈronə/

      UK /kə'rəʊnə/

      • Noun
      • Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
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    • cove

      US /kov/

      UK /kəʊv/

      • Noun
      • Small, sheltered inlet or bay
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
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    • desert

      US /ˈdɛzət/

      UK /'dezət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To leave a place for ever; abandon
      • To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
      • A punishment or reward that is deserved.
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    • diagnose

      US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/

      UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To determine the cause of an illness or problem
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
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    • evidence of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
      • Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
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    • executive

      US /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/

      UK /ɪɡ'zekjətɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A senior manager in a business or organization
      • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
      • Adjective
      • Of a high ranking job in a company
      • Relating to the management of a business or organization.
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    • fluke

      US /fluk/

      UK /flu:k/

      • Noun
      • Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
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    • frontline

      US /'frʌntlɑɪn/

      UK /'frʌntlɑɪn/

      • Noun
      • Front, especially one between military positions
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • in debt

      US /ɪn dɛt/

      UK /in det/

      • Phrase
      • State of owing money to a person or institution
      • Adjective
      • Owing money.
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    • in 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.
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    • in session

      US /ɪn ˈsɛʃən/

      UK /in ˈseʃən/

      • Adjective
      • Actively meeting or conducting business.
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    • inconclusive

      US /ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv/

      UK /ˌɪnkənˈklu:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Not finally proving; not completely ending doubt
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    • infect

      US /ɪnˈfɛkt/

      UK /ɪn'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To introduce a computer virus to
      • To give a disease, bacteria or virus to
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    • lawsuit

      US /ˈlɔˌsut/

      UK /ˈlɔ:su:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • minister

      US /ˈmɪnɪstɚ/

      UK /'mɪnɪstə(r)/

      • Noun
      • An official who heads a government department
      • Person who performs Christian services
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • online shopping

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
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    • out and about

      US /aʊt ənd əˈbaʊt/

      UK /aut ænd əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
      • Traveling to different places.
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    • praise

      US /preɪz/

      UK /preɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express approval of something or someone
      • To express thanks, respect, and love
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Expression of approval of something/someone
      • Expression of thanks, respect, and love
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • retail

      US /ˈriˌtel/

      UK /'ri:teɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Business of selling products to the public
      • Adverb
      • Bought or sold in a store or shop
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    • retailer

      US /ˈritelɚ/

      UK /ˈri:teɪlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
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    • rule

      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
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    • rule in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
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    • sear

      US /sɪr/

      UK /sɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
      • To make a strong, unpleasant impression on
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    • search for

      US /sɚtʃ fɔr/

      UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find someone or something.
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    • session

      US /ˈsɛʃən/

      UK /ˈseʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time used for a specific activity
      • Series of meetings for e.g. a court, legislature
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    • shut

      US /ʃʌt/

      UK /ʃʌt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stop being open for business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To close something, e.g. a door
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    • shut down

      US /ʃʌt daʊn/

      UK /ʃʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
      • To stop a factory/machine from operating
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
      • To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
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    • spread

      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
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    • square

      US /skwɛr/

      UK /skweə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
      • The result of multiplying Length by the width
      • Adjective
      • Being fair or honest
      • Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
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    • stark contrast

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A sharp, clear, and obvious difference between two things.
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    • store

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • symptomatic

      US /ˌsɪmtəˈmætɪk, ˌsɪmp-/

      UK /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Characteristic or indicative of a disease
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    • tic

      US /tɪk/

      UK /tɪk/

      • Noun
      • Involuntary twitching especially in the face
      B2
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    • transparent

      US /trænsˈpærənt/

      UK /trænsˈpærənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to see and to public criticism
      • Able to be seen through
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    • undergone

      US /ˌʌndə'ɡɒn/

      UK /ˌʌndə'ɡɒn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience or endure something (bad)
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vaccine

      US /vækˈsin,ˈvækˌsin/

      UK /'væksi:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
      • A preparation of weakened or killed microorganisms, or of antigenic proteins derived from them, used to induce protective immunity in animals.
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    • virus

      US /ˈvaɪrəs/

      UK /'vaɪrəs/

      • Noun
      • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
      • Living organism that causes disease or sickness
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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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