Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • have to: Must do
  • be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
  • in total: Completely; with everything added together.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • in addition to: Besides; as well as
  • such as: For example; like
  • tremendous: Very good or very impressive
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • dominance: Having more power, success than others
  • respect: To follow the established rules
  • investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
  • invest: To use resources to build for the future
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • important: Having power or authority
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • sip: To drink just a little at a time
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
  • chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
  • legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
  • announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • diversify: To make or become more varied
  • percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
  • announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • backbone: Strength and determination
  • advancement: Progress made in a field of knowledge
  • intellect: Ability to think with reason and intelligence
  • semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
  • phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
  • proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
  • fabrication: Deliberately false or improbable information
  • fab: Great; wonderful
  • czar: Male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia)
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    • addition

      US /əˈdɪʃən/

      UK /əˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of adding something; thing that is added
      • The process of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts
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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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    • advancement

      US /ədˈvænsmənt/

      UK /ədˈvɑ:nsmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Progress made in a field of knowledge
      • Improvement; going forward; progress
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    • announce

      US /əˈnaʊns/

      UK /əˈnaʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a public statement about a plan, decision
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    • announcement

      US /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

      UK /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

      • Noun
      • Act of informing people about something publicly
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    • artificial

      US /ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌɑ:tɪ'fɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
      • (Something) made by people; not created by nature
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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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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • backbone

      US /ˈbækˌbon/

      UK /'bækbəʊn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strength and determination
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    • be with

      US /bi wɪð/

      UK /bi: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
      • To support someone's opinion or cause.
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
      B2
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    • capital

      US /ˈkæpɪtl/

      UK /'kæpɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
      • Official main city of a country, province or state
      • Adjective
      • Main, or major
      • (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
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    • chip

      US /tʃɪp/

      UK /tʃɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break a small piece off something such as a cup
      • To break into small pieces, often with a tool
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
      • Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
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    • czar

      US /zɑr, tsɑr/

      UK /zɑ:, tsɑ:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia)
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    • diversify

      US /daɪˈvɜ:rsɪfaɪ/

      UK /daɪˈvɜ:sɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make or become more varied
      • To change something and make it more varied
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    • dominance

      US /ˈdɑmənəns/

      UK /'dɒmɪnəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having more power, success than others
      • Power and influence over others.
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    • economic

      US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə-/

      UK /ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning trade, industry, and money
      • Financially worthwhile; profitable.
      • Noun
      • A system relating to economics
      • A factor relating to economics
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    • 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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    • fab

      US /fæb/

      UK /fæb/

      • Adjective
      • Great; wonderful
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    • fabrication

      US /ˌfæbrɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌfæbrɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Deliberately false or improbable information
      • The process of manufacturing or constructing something.
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    • far and away

      US

      UK

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

      US //ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt//

      UK

      • Noun
      • Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
      • The leading or most important position or place.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring to the front or into a position of prominence.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • historic

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
      • Connected with the past
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • in addition to

      US /ɪn əˈdɪʃən tu/

      UK /in əˈdiʃən tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Besides; as well as
      • Phrase
      • Besides; as well as.
      • Furthermore; moreover.
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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 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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    • in total

      US /ɪn ˈtotl/

      UK /in ˈtəutəl/

      • Phrase
      • Completely; with everything added together.
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    • intellect

      US /ˈɪntlˌɛkt/

      UK /ˈɪntəlekt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to think with reason and intelligence
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    • invest

      US /ɪnˈvɛst/

      UK /ɪn'vest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use resources to build for the future
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    • investment

      US /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈvestmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something purchased hoping its value will increase
      • Something you invest in, such as a company, property, etc.
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
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    • legend

      US /ˈlɛdʒənd/

      UK /'ledʒənd/

      • Noun
      • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
      • Person famous for doing something very well
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    • monopoly

      US /məˈnɑpəli/

      UK /mə'nɒpəlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Complete market control for a service or product
      • A board game in which players try to gain monopolies on properties as their opponents are forced to pay them rent.
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    • percentage

      US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/

      UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a whole divided into hundredths
      • An advantage or allowance.
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    • phoenix

      US /ˈfinɪks/

      UK /ˈfi:nɪks/

      • Noun
      • Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
      • A symbol of immortality or rebirth.
      • Proper Noun
      • A small constellation in the southern sky.
      • The capital and largest city of the state of Arizona.
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • proudly

      US /ˈpraʊdlɪ/

      UK /ˈpraʊdli/

      • Adverb
      • With pride; in a proud manner
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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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    • respect

      US /rɪˈspɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'spekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow the established rules
      • To think very highly of another person
      • Noun
      • Behavior that follows the established rules
      • Regard or admiration for someone or something
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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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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    • semiconductor

      US /sɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/

      UK /ˌsemikənˈdʌktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Silicon chip used in computers
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    • sip

      US /sɪp/

      UK /sɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drink just a little at a time
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    • solar

      US /ˈsolɚ/

      UK /'səʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sun, or its heat
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • tremendous

      US /trɪˈmɛndəs/

      UK /trəˈmendəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very good or very impressive
      • Extremely large or great.
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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