Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
  • check out
  • in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
  • in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
  • account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • catch up: To become equal with another person
  • left standing: Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
  • tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
  • buy up: To buy all of something for sale
  • on the cheap: In an inexpensive way; cheaply.
  • by far and away: Definitely; by a great amount or degree.
  • far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
  • emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
  • advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
  • stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • variety: Particular type of thing or person
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • commercial: Radio or television advertisement
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • financial: Involving money
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • fraction: Small part of something
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
  • intention: Aim or purpose
  • retail: Business of selling products to the public
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • important: Having power or authority
  • ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • fragment: Part that is broken off of something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
  • bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
  • regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
  • vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
  • historically: In history; in the past
  • bailout: Giving money to help someone get out of debt
  • notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
  • systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
  • nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • account for

      US /əˈkaʊnt fɔr/

      UK /əˈkaunt fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explain the cause or reason for something
      • To form a particular amount or part of something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To supply a reason or explanation for something.
      • To form a particular amount or proportion of something.
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    • advantage

      US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing making the chance of success higher
      • A positive point about something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
      A2TOEIC
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    • anti

      US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/

      UK /'æntɪ/

      • Adjective
      • A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
      B2
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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what you heard; from what can be seen
      A2TOEIC
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
      A2TOEIC
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    • bail

      US /bel/

      UK /beɪl/

      • Noun
      • Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain release of a prisoner by giving money
      • To throw water out of a boat to prevent it sinking
      B2
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    • bailout

      US /ˈbelˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈbeɪlaʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Giving money to help someone get out of debt
      • An act of providing financial assistance to a failing business or economy to prevent its collapse.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bureaucracy

      US /bjʊˈrɑ:krəsi/

      UK /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Governing system with many rules and officials
      • A system of government or business administration containing many departments, administrators, and complicated rules.
      B2
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    • buy up

      US /baɪ ʌp/

      UK /bai ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To buy all of something for sale
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    • by far and away

      US /baɪ fɑr ænd əˈweɪ/

      UK /baɪ fɑ: ənd əˈweɪ/

      • other
      • Definitely; by a great amount or degree.
      B2
      More
    • by no means

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Certainly not; in no way.
      A1
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    • catch up

      US /kætʃ ʌp/

      UK /kætʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become equal with another person
      • To inform others of the latest news
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
      • To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
      A1
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • collapse

      US /kəˈlæps/

      UK /kə'læps/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
      • To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces
      • Noun
      • The sudden failure of a structure or system.
      • The sudden failure of a bodily organ or function.
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    • commercial

      US /kəˈmɚʃəl/

      UK /kəˈmə:ʃəl/

      • Noun
      • Radio or television advertisement
      • Adjective
      • A notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
      • Designed for or primarily concerned with financial success.
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    • congress

      US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/

      UK /'kɒŋɡres/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
      • Proper Noun
      • American governing body of elected representatives
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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.
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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
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    • cut costs

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce expenses or spending.
      A2
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    • emerged as

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
      B2
      More
    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
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    • far and away

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • By a considerable margin; easily the best.
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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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    • 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 instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • fraction

      US /ˈfrækʃən/

      UK /ˈfrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small part of something
      • A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g., 1/2, 0.5).
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    • fragment

      US /ˈfræɡmənt/

      UK /'fræɡmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Part that is broken off of something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be broken into pieces
      • (Of computer file) to be broken into pieces
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    • handful

      US /ˈhændˌfʊl/

      UK /'hændfʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
      • A thing requiring great effort to control, manage
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    • historically

      US /hɪsˈtɔrɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /hɪ'stɒrɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In history; in the past
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    • in a sense

      US /ɪn e sɛns/

      UK /in ə sens/

      • Phrase
      • In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • in the hands of

      US /ɪn ðə ˈhændz ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈhændz ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Under the control or responsibility of someone.
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    • in the loop

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Being kept informed about something.
      • Included in a group that shares information.
      • Adjective
      • Included in a group that shares information.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intention

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aim or purpose
      • A determination to act in a certain way.
      A2TOEIC
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    • land on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
      • To criticize someone severely.
      B1
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    • left standing

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
      • Unresolved or not dealt with.
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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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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
      B2TOEIC
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    • metric

      US /ˈmɛtrɪk/

      UK /ˈmetrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
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    • move to

      US /muv tu/

      UK /mu:v tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change the place where you live or work.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed to the next stage or action.
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    • nebula

      US /ˈnɛbjələ/

      UK /ˈnebjələ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
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    • notify

      US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To inform; to communicate specific information
      B2
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    • on the cheap

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In an inexpensive way; cheaply.
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    • ongoing

      US /ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɒngəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to exist or be in progress
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation or process that is currently taking place or is in progress.
      • A problem or difficulty that continues to exist or happen.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
      A2TOEIC
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
      A2TOEIC
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • regional

      US /ˈridʒənəl/

      UK /ˈri:dʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
      • Characteristic of a particular region.
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    • regret

      US /rɪˈɡrɛt/

      UK /rɪ'ɡret/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
      • Used to express apology or sadness.
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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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    • rural

      US /ˈrʊrəl/

      UK /ˈruərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the country as opposed to the city
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    • scale

      US /skel/

      UK /skeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Size, level, or amount when compared
      • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change the size of but keep the proportions
      • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
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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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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • stigma

      US /ˈstɪɡmə/

      UK /'stɪɡmə/

      • Noun
      • Mark of shame or disgrace
      B2TOEIC
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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
      A2
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    • systemic

      US /sɪˈstɛmɪk/

      UK /sɪ'stemɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Affecting the entire body, system
      • Relating to or affecting the entire body or a system.
      B2
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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • tap into

      US /tæp ˈɪntu/

      UK /tæp ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
      • To understand and express something that people are feeling
      B1
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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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    • variety

      US /vəˈraɪɪti/

      UK /və'raɪətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Particular type of thing or person
      • The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
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    • vocal

      US /ˈvoʊkl/

      UK /ˈvəʊkl/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
      • Concerning the voice
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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

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    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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