Vocabulary

  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
  • cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
  • come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
  • in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • on a daily basis: Happening every day.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • have to: Must do
  • vast: Being very large in size or amount
  • panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • presence: The same place or area that a person is
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
  • traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
  • combat: To fight someone or something physically
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
  • democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • rapidly: With great speed; quickly
  • reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • threat: Warning of probable trouble
  • integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • widespread: Happening or existing in many places
  • defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
  • flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
  • hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
  • strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
  • discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
  • invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
  • scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
  • frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
  • assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
  • sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
  • strengthen: To make something stronger
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • daily: Happening every day
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • expansion: Making or becoming larger
  • compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • bipartisan: Supported by both sides
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • conscription: Compulsory military service
  • party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
  • ad: Public notice or advertisement
  • accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
  • ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
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    • accustom

      US /əˈkʌstəm/

      UK /əˈkʌstəm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone or something become used to something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become used to something.
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    • ad

      US /æd/

      UK /æd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public notice or advertisement
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    • assessment

      US /əˈsɛsmənt/

      UK /əˈsesmənt/

      • Noun
      • Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
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    • authoritarian

      US /əˌθɔ:rəˈteriən/

      UK /ɔ:ˌθɒrɪˈteəriən/

      • Noun
      • Person expecting complete obedience
      • Adjective
      • Expecting complete obedience to your rules
      • Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
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    • combat

      US /kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt/

      UK /'kɒmbæt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight someone or something physically
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    • come before

      US /kʌm bɪˈfɔr/

      UK /kʌm biˈfɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
      • To be considered more important than something else.
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    • compulsory

      US /kəmˈpʌlsəri/

      UK /kəmˈpʌlsəri/

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

      US /kənˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /kənˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Compulsory military service
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    • consensus

      US /kənˈsɛnsəs/

      UK /kənˈsensəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A decision that is shared by most of a group
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    • cope

      US /koʊp/

      UK /kəʊp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To deal with something in spite of difficulties
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    • cope with

      US /kop wɪð/

      UK /kəup wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
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    • counter

      US /ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say or do something in opposition or resistance
      • To try to prevent, as by making a different point
      • Prefix
      • Being opposite or against something
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    • defeat

      US /dɪˈfit/

      UK /dɪ'fi:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To beat an enemy, team, disease
      • To prevent something from succeeding.
      • Noun
      • When you lose a fight, game or competition
      • The feeling of having been beaten.
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    • defense

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪ'fens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument in support of something
      • The process of protecting something from attack
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    • democracy

      US /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/

      UK /dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System of government in which everyone is equal
      • Principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a society.
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • expansion

      US /ɪkˈspænʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈspænʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making or becoming larger
      • The process of increasing in size, number, or scope, especially in a business context.
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    • flee

      US /fli/

      UK /fli:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • frequency

      US /ˈfrikwənsi/

      UK /'fri:kwənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
      • How often something happens
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hostile

      US /ˈhɑstəl, -ˌtaɪl/

      UK /ˈhɔstail/

      • Adjective
      • Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
      • Very difficult to live due to harsh conditions
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    • identification

      US /aɪˌdɛntəfɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
      • The act of discovering exactly what something is
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    • in the face of

      US //ɪn ðə feɪs ɑv//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
      • Despite; in defiance of; when confronted with.
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    • integral

      US /ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl/

      UK /ˈɪntɪgrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being an essential part of something; necessary
      • Being an essential part of something.
      • Noun
      • A function whose derivative is a given function.
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    • invasion

      US /ɪnˈveʒən/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Entry into a place to cause harm
      • An unwelcome intrusion into another's domain.
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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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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    • on a daily basis

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Happening every day.
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    • on sunday

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Every Sunday; each Sunday.
      • Referring to a particular Sunday.
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • panic

      US /ˈpænɪk/

      UK /'pænɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
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    • ping

      US /pɪŋ/

      UK /pɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
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    • presence

      US /ˈprɛzəns/

      UK /ˈprezns/

      • Noun
      • The same place or area that a person is
      • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • rapidly

      US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/

      UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With great speed; quickly
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    • reaction

      US /riˈækʃən/

      UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
      • Feeling or action in response to something
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    • scramble

      US /ˈskræmbəl/

      UK /ˈskræmbl/

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

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • severe

      US /səˈvɪr/

      UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; harsh
      • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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    • strain

      US /stren/

      UK /streɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
      • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
      • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
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    • strategic

      US /strəˈtidʒɪk/

      UK /strəˈti:dʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned with strategy; well thought out
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    • strengthen

      US /ˈstrɛŋkθən,ˈstrɛŋ-,ˈstrɛn-/

      UK /ˈstreŋθn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something stronger
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • sufficient

      US /səˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /səˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Having or providing enough when needed
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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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    • threat

      US /θrɛt/

      UK /θret/

      • Noun
      • Warning of probable trouble
      • A warning that you may be harmed
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • traumatic

      US /traʊˈmætɪk/

      UK /trɔ:ˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
      • Causing an injury
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    • vast

      US /væst/

      UK /vɑ:st/

      • Adjective
      • Being very large in size or amount
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    • widespread

      US /ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd/

      UK /ˈwaɪdspred/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or existing in many places
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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