Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • in half: Divided into two equal parts.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
  • authority: The power to give orders to people
  • handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
  • resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
  • labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
  • tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
  • constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • analysis: Careful study to better understand something
  • empower: To give someone a power or ability
  • partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • public: Owned by the government
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • fill: To make something full
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • senate: A board of governors at a college or university
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
  • constitute: To become a group of
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
  • enact: To make a bill into law
  • dubious: Doubtful; giving rise to doubts; suspicious
  • constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
  • angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
  • congressional: Concerning the US congress
  • gimmick: Trick or device used to attract or draw attention
  • rebuke: To tell someone off for what they did wrong
  • calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
  • expedient: Appropriate in a situation that requires action
  • breadth: Width; distance from one side to the another
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    • administration

      US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/

      UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
      • The work of running something, e.g. a business
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    • aggressive

      US /əˈɡrɛsɪv/

      UK /əˈgresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
      • Behaving in a hostile and threatening way
      B1
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    • analysis

      US /əˈnælɪsɪs/

      UK /əˈnæləsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful study to better understand something
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    • angst

      US /ɑŋkst/

      UK /æŋst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
      C1
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
      A2TOEIC
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    • authority

      US /əˈθɔrɪti, əˈθɑr-, ɔˈθɔr-, ɔˈθɑr-/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθɒrəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to give orders to people
      • Person who is an expert on a particular topic
      A2TOEIC
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    • behind the scenes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Secretly or without being known to the public.
      • In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
      A1
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    • breadth

      US /brɛdθ/

      UK /bredθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Width; distance from one side to the another
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    • calculation

      US /ˌkælkjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process or result of using mathematics
      • An educated guess about something
      B2
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
      A2
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    • chamber

      US /ˈtʃembɚ/

      UK /'tʃeɪmbə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Enclosed space that contains something
      • Large room that is used for official meetings
      B1TOEIC
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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
      A2
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    • chronic

      US /ˈkrɑnɪk/

      UK /'krɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
      • (Of disease) over a long time; serious
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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
      B1
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    • congressional

      US /kənˈɡreʃənl/

      UK /kənˈgreʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the US congress
      B2
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    • constitute

      US /ˈkɑnstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'kɒnstɪtju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To become a group of
      • To establish or form a government, etc.
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    • constitution

      US /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌkɔnstiˈtju:ʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Statement of fundamental principles of a country
      • Condition of your health
      B1
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    • constitutional

      US /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəl, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌkɒnstɪˈtju:ʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
      • Regarding the basic health, character of a person
      B2
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    • deficit

      US /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

      UK /ˈdefɪsɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount less than what is needed or required
      • The amount by which expenditure or liabilities exceed income or assets.
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • divide

      US /dɪˈvaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'vaɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
      • To separate something into equal pieces
      • Noun
      • A separation or distinction.
      A2TOEIC
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    • dubious

      US /ˈdu:biəs/

      UK /ˈdju:biəs/

      • Adjective
      • Doubtful; giving rise to doubts; suspicious
      B2TOEIC
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    • empower

      US /ɛmˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /ɪm'paʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a power or ability
      B2
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    • enact

      US /ɛnˈækt/

      UK /ɪˈnækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a bill into law
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act or perform, as in a play
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    • executive

      US /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/

      UK /ɪɡ'zekjətɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A senior manager in a business or organization
      • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
      • Adjective
      • Of a high ranking job in a company
      • Relating to the management of a business or organization.
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    • expedient

      US /ɪkˈspidiənt/

      UK /ɪkˈspi:diənt/

      • Adjective
      • Appropriate in a situation that requires action
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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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    • frustrating

      US /frʌˈstretɪŋ/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
      • Adjective
      • Annoying because things don't go the way you want
      • Serving to frustrate.
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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    • gimmick

      US /ˈɡɪmɪk/

      UK /ˈgɪmɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Trick or device used to attract or draw attention
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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
      B1
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in half

      US /ɪn hæf/

      UK /in hɑ:f/

      • Adverb
      • Divided into two equal parts.
      • Partially; to some extent.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
      B2
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    • partially

      US /ˈpɑ:rʃəli/

      UK /ˈpɑ:ʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • In part; in some degree; not wholly
      B1
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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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    • persistent

      US /pərˈsɪstənt/

      UK /pəˈsɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to do something despite challenges
      • Continuing to exist or occur for a long time.
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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
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    • rebuke

      US /rɪˈbjuk/

      UK /rɪ'bju:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone off for what they did wrong
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    • reciprocal

      US /rɪˈsɪprəkəl/

      UK /rɪˈsɪprəkl/

      • Adjective
      • Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
      C1
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
      A2TOEIC
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    • resolution

      US /ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/

      UK /ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • End part of a story resolving the conflict
      • Ability of a screen or camera to display pixels
      C2
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    • rip

      US /rɪp/

      UK /rɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
      • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
      • (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
      B1
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    • senate

      US /ˈsɛnɪt/

      UK /'senət/

      • Noun
      • A board of governors at a college or university
      B2
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
      A2TOEIC
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    • tariff

      US /ˈtærɪf/

      UK /'tærɪf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • List of fixed prices at hotel
      • Tax that a government collects on imported goods
      B2
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
      A2
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
      B1
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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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