Vocabulary

  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
  • on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • plan out: To think about and decide on the details of something you want to do in the future.
  • in stock: Available to buy in a store
  • down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
  • the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
  • recovery from: The process of regaining health or strength after an illness or injury.
  • build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • have to: Must do
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • in under: Located inside and beneath something.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
  • such as: For example; like
  • discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
  • infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
  • surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
  • stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • infinite: Being very large in amount
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • quarter: 25 cents
  • assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
  • compensation: (Money) given or received as payment for loss
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
  • incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
  • overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
  • cap: Covering for the end or top of something
  • lofty: Having high goals
  • leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
  • bumpy: Being rough, or not smooth
  • profitability: Degree to which money can be made in business
  • personalize: To make personal or more personal
  • logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
  • outpost: Outlying branch or position of a main organization
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    • acquisition

      US /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/

      UK /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
      • A company or asset bought by another company.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • assemble

      US /əˈsɛmbəl/

      UK /əˈsembl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put parts together to make a complete unit
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather together in one place
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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.
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • build out

      US /bɪld aʊt/

      UK /bild aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
      • To construct or develop infrastructure, often related to technology or networks.
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    • bumpy

      US /ˈbʌmpi/

      UK /'bʌmpɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being rough, or not smooth
      • (Of a time) having many difficulties
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    • cap

      US /kæp/

      UK /kæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering for the end or top of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover the top or end of an object
      • To limit the amount of usage of something
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    • category

      US /ˈkætɪˌɡɔri, -ˌɡori/

      UK /ˈkætəgəri/

      • Noun
      • Groups of things that are similar in some way
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    • compensation

      US /ˌkɑmpənˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Money) given or received as payment for loss
      • A psychological strategy of counteracting, real or imagined, personal defects and weaknesses by emphasizing desirable traits.
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    • discipline

      US /ˈdɪsəplɪn/

      UK /'dɪsəplɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Instruction and practice to teach obedience
      • Particular field of study
      • Transitive Verb
      • To control or train others by making them obey you
      • To punish a person for their wrongdoing
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    • down to earth

      US /daʊn tu ɚθ/

      UK /daun tu: ə:θ/

      • Adjective
      • Practical, realistic, and approachable.
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    • expand

      US /ɪkˈspænd/

      UK /ɪk'spænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • footprint

      US /ˈfʊtˌprɪnt/

      UK /ˈfʊtprɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
      • The effect a person or community has on the environment, expressed as the amount of carbon dioxide produced.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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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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    • in stock

      US /ɪn stɑk/

      UK /in stɔk/

      • Adjective
      • Available to buy in a store
      B2
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    • in under

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Located inside and beneath something.
      • Covered or concealed by something.
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    • incremental

      US /ˌɪŋkrə'mentl/

      UK /ˌɪŋkrə'mentl/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or growing bit by bit over time
      B2
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    • infinite

      US /ˈɪnfənɪt/

      UK /'ɪnfɪnət/

      • Adjective
      • Being very large in amount
      • Without an end; limitless; endless
      B2
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    • infrastructure

      US /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ/

      UK /'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
      • The underlying framework or system of an organization.
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    • leadership

      US /ˈli:dərʃɪp/

      UK /ˈli:dəʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to guide or influence others
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    • leverage

      US /ˈlɛvərɪdʒ, ˈlivə-/

      UK /'li:vərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage which gives you influence or power
      • An advantage gained through the use of resources or a strategic position
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use an advantage which gives you influence
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • lofty

      US /ˈlɔfti, ˈlɑf-/

      UK /'lɒftɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having high goals
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    • logistic

      US /loˈdʒɪstɪk/

      UK /lə'dʒɪstɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning planning and organizing a large project
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    • loyalty

      US /ˈlɔɪəlti/

      UK /ˈlɔɪəlti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete and sustained support for person, thing
      • Allegiance or devotion to a person, cause, or country.
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    • made with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Containing a particular ingredient or material.
      • Created or produced using a specific tool, method, or process.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • offset

      US /ˈɔ:fset/

      UK /ˈɒfset/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
      • Noun
      • Compensation or counterbalance
      • A printing technique in which the image is transferred to a rubber surface and then to paper.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • on top of that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
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    • outpost

      US /ˈaʊtˌpost/

      UK /'aʊtpəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Outlying branch or position of a main organization
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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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    • overhead

      US /ˌoʊvərˈhed/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈhed/

      • Adjective
      • Located above your head or in the sky
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Regular and necessary cost, such as rent and heat
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    • pandemic

      US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /pæn'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
      • Noun
      • a pandemic disease
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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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    • personalize

      US /ˈpɜ:rsənəlaɪz/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make personal or more personal
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    • plan out

      US /plæn aʊt/

      UK /plæn aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about and decide on the details of something you want to do in the future.
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    • profitability

      US /ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌprɒfɪtə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Degree to which money can be made in business
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    • profitable

      US /ˈprɑ:fɪtəbl/

      UK /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being useful; benefiting someone or something
      • Making more money than it cost to make
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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • quarter

      US /ˈkwɔrtɚ/

      UK /'kwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • 25 cents
      • 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To split something into four equal parts
      • To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • recovery from

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of regaining health or strength after an illness or injury.
      • The process of returning to a normal or prosperous condition after a period of difficulty.
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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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    • significantly

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is important or noticeable
      • In a way that is meaningful
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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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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.
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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
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • surge

      US /sɜ:rdʒ/

      UK /sɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden movement in one direction by many
      • Sudden or unexpected increase in amount
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move unexpectedly and quickly in one direction
      • To rise to an unexpected height
      B2
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • the bottom line

      US /ði ˈbɑtəm laɪn/

      UK /ðə ˈbɔtəm lain/

      • Noun
      • The most important thing; the essential point.
      • The net income or profit of a company.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • to scale

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or expand proportionally.
      • To climb or ascend.
      B2
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    • trim

      US /trɪm/

      UK /trɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
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    • urban

      US /ˈɚbən/

      UK /'ɜ:bən/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a city; located in a city
      • Relating to the style of dress and music popular in cities.
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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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