Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • regular job: A full-time, permanent employment position.
  • set up
  • go it alone: To act or do something without help or partners.
  • face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
  • suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
  • drum up: To try to get support or interest from people for something.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
  • exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
  • financial: Involving money
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
  • rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
  • deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
  • persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
  • promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • informal: Casual; relaxed
  • creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • solely: With no one or nothing else
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • creative: Having the ability to make something new
  • programme: A plan or schedule of events
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • schedule: A list of events and their times
  • hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • agile: Quick and skillful in moving; nimble
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
  • pension: Regular payments you receive after you retire
  • customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
  • ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
  • freelance: To work for yourself, not a company
  • err: To make a mistake
  • freelancer: Person working for him, herself, not a company
  • publicist: Person whose job it is to promote and publicize
  • salesperson: Person employed to sell a company's products
  • salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
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    • accommodate

      US /əˈkɑ:mədeɪt/

      UK /əˈkɒmədeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To adapt or handle a situation, task
      • To fit in with others' needs, opinions
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • adult

      US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

      UK /ˈædʌlt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or animal that is fully grown
      • A fully grown animal.
      • Adjective
      • Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
      • Containing sexually explicit material.
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    • agile

      US /ˈædʒl/

      UK /ˈædʒaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Quick and skillful in moving; nimble
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • creative

      US /kriˈetɪv/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to make something new
      • Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
      • Noun
      • A person whose job involves creative work.
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    • creep

      US /krip/

      UK /kri:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move quietly so as not to be seen
      • Countable Noun
      • Scary or disliked person
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    • customer

      US /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

      UK /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who buys goods or services from a business
      • A person or organization that buys products or services from a business.
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    • deliver

      US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
      • To save someone from a problem or crisis
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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • ditch

      US /dɪtʃ/

      UK /dɪtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
      • To land an airplane in water due to an emergency
      • Countable Noun
      • Long, shallow hole used for drainage or irrigation
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    • drum up

      US /drʌm ʌp/

      UK /drʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to get support or interest from people for something.
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • err

      US /ɚ, ɛr/

      UK /ɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a mistake
      B2
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    • exaggerate

      US /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      UK /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To makes things seem more extreme than reality
      • To speak or write about something in a way that overemphasizes or magnifies its qualities.
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    • face to face

      US /fes tu fes/

      UK /feis tu: feis/

      • Adverb
      • (Meeting) while looking at someone
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
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    • flexibility

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
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    • for life

      US /fɔr laɪf/

      UK /fɔ: laif/

      • Phrase
      • For the duration of one's life; permanently.
      • To support someone for the duration of their life.
      • Adjective
      • Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • for someone

      US /fɚ ˈsʌmwʌn/

      UK /fə ˈsʌmwʌn/

      • other
      • On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
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    • freelance

      US /ˈfriˌlæns/

      UK /'fri:lɑ:ns/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work for yourself, not a company
      B2
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    • freelancer

      US /ˈfriːlænsər/

      UK /ˈfri:lɑ:nsə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person working for him, herself, not a company
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    • frightening

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone afraid or nervous
      • Adjective
      • Being scary
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • go it alone

      US /goʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/

      UK /gəu ɪt əˈləun/

      • other
      • To act or do something without help or partners.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hospitality

      US /ˌhɑspɪˈtælɪti/

      UK /ˌhɒspɪ'tælətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
      • The business of providing services to guests in hotels, restaurants, etc.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • informal

      US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

      UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

      • Adjective
      • Casual; relaxed
      • Not official; not done by the rules
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    • ladder

      US /ˈlædɚ/

      UK /'lædə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of levels to go up in society or business
      • Device with a series of steps used for climbing
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • overcome

      US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
      • Participle
      • Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
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    • pension

      US /ˈpɛnʃən/

      UK /ˈpenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular payments you receive after you retire
      • A small hotel or boarding house, especially in Europe.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dismiss or retire someone with a pension.
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    • permanent

      US /ˈpɚmənənt/

      UK /'pɜ:mənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
      • Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
      • Noun
      • A person who is a permanent employee.
      • A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
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    • persist

      US /pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/

      UK /pə'sɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue a course of action despite opposition
      • To continue to exist or occur beyond the usual, expected, or desired time.
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    • promote

      US /prəˈmoʊt/

      UK /prəˈməʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
      • To move someone to a higher position or rank
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    • publicist

      US /ˈpʌblɪsɪst/

      UK /ˈpʌblɪsɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person whose job it is to promote and publicize
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • quiz question

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • regular job

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A full-time, permanent employment position.
      • A job that provides a consistent and reliable source of income.
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    • rigid

      US /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      UK /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Stiff rather than flexible
      • Very fixed in your opinion or habits
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    • sabotage

      US /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/

      UK /'sæbətɑ:ʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destroying or damaging so as to weaken enemy, etc.
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    • salesman

      US /ˈselzmən/

      UK /'seɪlzmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to sell things
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    • salesperson

      US /ˈseɪlzpɜ:rsn/

      UK /ˈseɪlzpɜ:sn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person employed to sell a company's products
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    • schedule

      US /ˈskedʒu:l/

      UK /ˈʃedju:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A list of events and their times
      • A plan to do something at a certain time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan to do something at a certain time
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • solely

      US /ˈsolli, ˈsoli/

      UK /ˈsəʊlli:, ˈsəʊli:/

      • Adverb
      • With no one or nothing else
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    • suffer from

      US /ˈsʌfɚ frʌm/

      UK /ˈsʌfə frɔm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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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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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • wait on

      US /wet ɑn/

      UK /weit ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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