Vocabulary

  • charged with: To be officially accused of something
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • step aside: To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
  • regardless of
  • cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
  • jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
  • prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • slam: To criticize sharply
  • crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
  • luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • election: Process of choosing someone by voting
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • convict: Person in prison
  • jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
  • lousy: Very poor or bad; disgusting
  • flimsy: Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • found: To become aware of something that is happening
  • jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • indictment: Charge of committing a crime
  • cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
  • allege: To state without proof
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
  • quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
  • date: To have become old-fashioned
  • dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
  • tabloid: Type of newspaper featuring exaggerated stories
  • orchestrate: To organize and plan
  • hush: To make or become calm, quiet after being upset
  • invoice: Accounting document listing the amount to be paid
  • aide: Person assisting a person of higher rank
  • indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
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    • accountability

      US /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Responsibility to someone or for some activity
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • advance

      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
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    • aide

      US /ed/

      UK /eɪd/

      • Noun
      • Person assisting a person of higher rank
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    • allege

      US /əˈlɛdʒ/

      UK /əˈledʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state without proof
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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • awful

      US /ˈɔfəl/

      UK /ˈɔ:fl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible; terrible
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    • by any means

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In any way possible, regardless of the method
      • Whatever is necessary to achieve something.
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    • campaign

      US /kæmˈpen/

      UK /kæm'peɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
      • A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
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    • cancer

      US /ˈkænsɚ/

      UK /'kænsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
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    • charge

      US /tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
      • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attack by running quickly toward someone
      • A price for a service or goods
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    • charged with

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be officially accused of something
      • To entrust someone with a duty or responsibility
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    • convict

      US /kənˈvɪkt/

      UK /kənˈvɪkt/

      • Noun
      • Person in prison
      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is guilty of a crime in a law court
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    • court

      US /kɔrt, kort/

      UK /kɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
      • To encourage dangerous behavior
      • Noun
      • Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
      • Place where legal cases are decided
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    • cover up

      US /ˈkʌvɚ ʌp/

      UK /ˈkʌvə ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hide something bad; conceal
      • To put on warmer clothes; to protect oneself from the cold.
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    • crime

      US /kraɪm/

      UK /kraɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
      • Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • deny

      US /dɪˈnaɪ/

      UK /dɪ'naɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refuse to allow or accept something
      A2TOEIC
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    • dunk

      US /dʌŋk/

      UK /dʌŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
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    • election

      US /ɪˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪ'lekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of choosing someone by voting
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    • encounter

      US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
      • To meet someone or something unexpectedly
      • Noun
      • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
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    • federal

      US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/

      UK /'fedərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Consisting of several united states
      • Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
      • Proper Noun
      • The central banking system of the United States.
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    • flimsy

      US /ˈflɪmzi/

      UK /'flɪmzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
      • Not believable; unconvincing
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • hush

      US /hʌʃ/

      UK /hʌʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make or become calm, quiet after being upset
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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 jail

      US /ɪn dʒel/

      UK /in dʒeil/

      • Phrase
      • Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
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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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    • indict

      US /ɪnˈdaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈdaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accuse someone of doing something wrong
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    • indictment

      US /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/

      • Noun
      • Charge of committing a crime
      • A sign that a system, society, etc. is bad or wrong.
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    • invoice

      US /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/

      UK /ˈɪnvɔɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Accounting document listing the amount to be paid
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send a document to, detailing items to be paid
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    • jail

      US /dʒel/

      UK /dʒeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold people who are being punished for a crime
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    • jail time

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
      • A sentence to be served in a jail or prison.
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    • jet

      US /dʒɛt/

      UK /dʒet/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
      • A pipe that water or gas goes through
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
      • To travel on a jet plane
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    • jury

      US /ˈdʒʊri/

      UK /ˈdʒʊəri/

      • Noun
      • 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
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    • lousy

      US /ˈlaʊzi/

      UK /ˈlaʊzi/

      • Adjective
      • Very poor or bad; disgusting
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    • luxury

      US /ˈlʌɡʒəri, ˈlʌkʃə-/

      UK /ˈlʌkʃəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something expensive bought for pleasure
      • Something that gives great comfort and pleasure
      • Adjective
      • Very comfortable and expensive.
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
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    • orchestrate

      US /ˈɔ:rkɪstreɪt/

      UK /ˈɔ:kɪstreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and plan
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • prior

      US /ˈpraɪɚ/

      UK /'praɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Existing or coming earlier in time
      • (Of a claim, etc.) more important than another one
      • Noun
      • Monk or priest in charge of a monastery
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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    • scandal

      US /ˈskændl/

      UK /'skændl/

      • Noun
      • Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
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    • signature

      US /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

      UK /ˈsɪgnətʃə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Something that represents a person's work or style
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person's name written in their handwriting
      • The key in which a piece of music is written, indicated by sharps or flats at the beginning of the stave.
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    • silence

      US /ˈsaɪləns/

      UK /'saɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being quiet and not talking for a time
      • When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop the noise that something is making
      • To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
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    • slam

      US /slæm/

      UK /slæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize sharply
      • To shut with a lot of force, making a loud noise
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of closing a door, etc. violently
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    • step aside

      US /stɛp əˈsaɪd/

      UK /step əˈsaid/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
      • To give up a job or position, often to allow someone else to take it.
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • tabloid

      US /ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/

      UK /ˈtæblɔɪd/

      • Noun
      • Type of newspaper featuring exaggerated stories
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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    • trial

      US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/

      UK /ˈtraɪəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hearing and judgment of a case in court
      • Act or process of testing or experimenting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be made or done as a test or experiment
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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