Vocabulary

  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • proposed changes: Alterations or modifications that have been suggested but not yet implemented or finalized.
  • buy out: To buy all the stock, shares, rights of a company
  • out of pocket: Having spent more money than one has received.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • have to: Must do
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • at least: As a minimum
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • technically speaking: According to the precise meaning of something; in a strict or literal sense.
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
  • scare away: To frighten someone or something so that they go away.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • cash flow
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • do away with: To remove or take something away; to kill
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
  • revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • initial: First letter of your given name
  • strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
  • financial: Involving money
  • algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • conference: Series of lectures held as an event
  • accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
  • moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
  • stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
  • secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • technically: In an exact and particular manner
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
  • cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
  • criticize: To assess the work of others
  • scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • broad: General; not detailed
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • own: To have something as your property
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
  • reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
  • arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
  • enact: To make a bill into law
  • equity: Condition of people being treated the same
  • oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
  • inclusive: Covering or including everything
  • disclose: To make once private information public
  • interim: Acting or being used for a limited period of time
  • twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
  • mid: At (or near) the middle point
  • musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
  • ad: Public notice or advertisement
  • valuation: Price of something, determined by expert
  • delete: To remove or erase something
  • unattractive: Not pleasant or good-looking
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    • accountable

      US /əˈkaʊntəbəl/

      UK /əˈkaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Be responsible to someone or for some activity
      B1
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    • ad

      US /æd/

      UK /æd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public notice or advertisement
      C2TOEIC
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    • algorithm

      US /ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm/

      UK /'ælɡərɪðəm/

      • Noun
      • A step-by-step problem-solving feature
      B2
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    • arena

      US /əˈrinə/

      UK /ə'ri:nə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
      B1
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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    • broad

      US /brɔd/

      UK /brɔ:d/

      • Adjective
      • General; not detailed
      • Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other
      A2
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    • buy out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To buy all the stock, shares, rights of a company
      A1
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
      B1
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    • cash flow

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      A2
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    • cautious

      US /ˈkɔʃəs/

      UK /ˈkɔ:ʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Careful about avoiding danger, problems
      B2
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
      A1
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
      A2
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    • conference

      US /ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns/

      UK /ˈkɒnfərəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of lectures held as an event
      • An association of US sports teams
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hold a discussion; consult.
      A2
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    • content

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/

      UK /'kɒntent/

      • Adjective
      • Being happy or satisfied
      • In a state of peaceful happiness.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Information in something, e.g. book or computer
      • The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
      A2
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    • criticize

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To assess the work of others
      • To say that someone or something is bad
      B1
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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.
      A2TOEIC
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    • delete

      US /diˈlit/

      UK /dɪ'li:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove or erase something
      • Noun
      • A key on a computer keyboard used to remove characters or files.
      B1TOEIC
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    • disclose

      US /dɪˈskloz/

      UK /dɪs'kləʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make once private information public
      B1
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    • do away with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove or take something away; to kill
      • To get rid of; abolish; eliminate.
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    • drastic

      US /ˈdræstɪk/

      UK /ˈdræstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Serious, severe or extreme
      B2TOEIC
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    • eliminate

      US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/

      UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely remove; to get rid of
      • To remove from a contest by beating them
      B1TOEIC
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    • enact

      US /ɛnˈækt/

      UK /ɪˈnækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a bill into law
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act or perform, as in a play
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    • equity

      US /ˈɛkwɪti/

      UK /ˈekwəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of people being treated the same
      • Value of a house, etc., minus the mortgage
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stocks and shares which pay no fixed interest
      • The value of the shares issued by a company
      B1TOEIC
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    • feasible

      US /ˈfizəbəl/

      UK /ˈfi:zəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
      B2TOEIC
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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.
      A2TOEIC
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
      A2
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
      A1
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    • inclusive

      US /ɪnˈklusɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈklu:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Covering or including everything
      B2TOEIC
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    • initial

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/

      • Noun
      • First letter of your given name
      • The beginning or commencement of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To authorize something by writing your initials
      • To mark or sign with one's initials.
      A2TOEIC
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    • interim

      US /ˈɪntərɪm/

      UK /ˈɪntərɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Acting or being used for a limited period of time
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
      A2TOEIC
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • mid

      US /mɪd/

      UK /mɪd/

      • Adjective
      • At (or near) the middle point
      B2
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    • moderate

      US /ˈmɑdərɪt/

      UK /ˈmɒdərət/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To host a meeting or panel discussion
      • To make something less violent, severe, or strong
      • Adjective
      • Being average in quantity or size
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    • moderation

      US /ˌmɑ:dəˈreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Decrease in the amount of something that is high
      • Quality of not doing to excess; restraint
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    • musk

      US /mʌsk/

      UK /mʌsk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
      C1
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    • off the bat

      US /ɔf ði bæt/

      UK /ɔf ðə bæt/

      • Phrase
      • Immediately; without delay.
      • Referring to the moment a baseball leaves the bat after being hit.
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    • out of pocket

      US /aʊt ʌv ˈpɑkɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv ˈpɔkit/

      • Adjective
      • Having spent more money than one has received.
      • Expenses paid from one's own funds, not reimbursed immediately.
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    • oversight

      US /ˈoʊvərsaɪt/

      UK /ˈəʊvəsaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A mistake; something you forget to do
      • Supervision of someone or something
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    • platform

      US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

      UK /'plætfɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat, raised structure that people stand on
      • Area from which you board a train at a station
      B1
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    • proposed changes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Alterations or modifications that have been suggested but not yet implemented or finalized.
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
      A2TOEIC
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    • reliance

      US /rɪˈlaɪəns/

      UK /rɪˈlaɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being dependent on something for help
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
      A2TOEIC
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    • revenue

      US /ˈrevənju/

      UK /'revənju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money that is made by or paid to a business
      • Money a government collects from its people
      A2TOEIC
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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
      B1
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    • scare away

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To frighten someone or something so that they go away.
      A2
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    • scramble

      US /ˈskræmbəl/

      UK /ˈskræmbl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cause war planes to take off quickly
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mix up
      B2TOEIC
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    • secure

      US /sɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or achieve something with certainty
      • To firmly attach something to something else
      • Adjective
      • Being attached to something tightly and surely
      • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
      A2TOEIC
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    • spam

      US /spæm/

      UK /spæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send (someone) unwanted email
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unwanted email, often commercial in nature
      B2
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    • stock

      US /stɑk/

      UK /stɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
      • Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
      B2TOEIC
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    • strict

      US /strɪkt/

      UK /strɪkt/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to enforce rules; severe
      • (Of orders) that must be obeyed
      A2
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    • take over

      US /tek ˈovɚ/

      UK /teik ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain control of (a company) from someone else
      • To assume control or possession of something.
      A1
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    • technically

      US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈteknɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and particular manner
      • With technical skill or expertise.
      A2
      More
    • technically speaking

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • According to the precise meaning of something; in a strict or literal sense.
      B2
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    • twitter

      US /ˈtwɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
      • Proper Noun
      • An online messaging system
      C2
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    • unattractive

      US /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/

      UK /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Not pleasant or good-looking
      B1
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    • valuation

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Price of something, determined by expert
      B1
      More
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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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