Vocabulary

  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • pay package: The total compensation an employee receives, including salary, benefits, and bonuses.
  • run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
  • at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
  • on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • have to: Must do
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
  • fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • property: Particular quality that someone or something has
  • incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
  • align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • consent: To agree or give approval to do something
  • contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
  • expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
  • extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
  • reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
  • clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
  • minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
  • invest: To use resources to build for the future
  • dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • explicitly: Clearly; specifically
  • wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
  • affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • existential: Philosophy concerning existence
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • senate: A board of governors at a college or university
  • administrative: Concerning managing an organization
  • compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
  • visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
  • lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
  • peril: Extreme danger or risk
  • jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
  • dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
  • governor: Person who leads a state or province
  • favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
  • legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
  • exodus: Going out or forth in a large group
  • genesis: Beginning of something important
  • bedrock: Fundamental idea underlying a concept
  • shareholder: Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
  • overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
  • tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
  • superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • administrative

      US /ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtɪv/

      UK /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning managing an organization
      • Relating to or characteristic of administration or those who administer.
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    • affect

      US /əˈfɛkt/

      UK /ə'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a change in something else
      • To pretend to have or feel (something).
      • Noun
      • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
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    • affordable

      US /əˈfɔrdəbəl, əˈfor-/

      UK /ə'fɔ:dəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Cheap enough that it can be paid for
      • Relatively inexpensive housing, especially for those with low or moderate incomes.
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    • align

      US /əˈlaɪn/

      UK /əˈlaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a line or in the correct position in relation to something else.
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • at bay

      US /æt be/

      UK /æt bei/

      • Phrase
      • Kept at a distance; held back.
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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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    • bedrock

      US /ˈbɛdˌrɑk/

      UK /'bedrɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fundamental idea underlying a concept
      • Solid rock under the level of soil in the ground
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • clarity

      US /ˈklærɪti/

      UK /'klærətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
      • The quality of an image being sharp and clear
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    • compose

      US /kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To calm yourself after being angry or upset
      • To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
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    • consent

      US /kənˈsɛnt/

      UK /kən'sent/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To agree or give approval to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Approval, agreement (for something to happen)
      • Official permission to do something
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    • consistency

      US /kənˈsɪstənsi/

      UK /kən'sɪstənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of behaving or meaning the same
      • Physical quality of being smooth, thick, lumpy
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    • controversy

      US /ˈkɑntrəˌvɚsi/

      UK /'kɒntrəvɜ:sɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong public disagreement about something
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    • corporate

      US /ˈkɔrpərɪt, ˈkɔrprɪt/

      UK /ˈkɔ:pərət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning (usually large) companies
      • Relating to a large company or group.
      • Noun
      • The overall strategy and direction of a company.
      • The visual and communicative aspects of a company that create its public image.
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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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    • 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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    • dice

      US /daɪs/

      UK /daɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut food or other things into small pieces
      • Noun (plural)
      • Cubes with dots numbering 1-6 on used in games
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    • dominate

      US /ˈdɑməˌnet/

      UK /'dɒmɪneɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
      • To control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in
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    • existential

      US /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl, ˌɛksɪ-/

      UK /ˌegzɪˈstenʃəl/

      • Adjective
      • Philosophy concerning existence
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    • exodus

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Going out or forth in a large group
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    • expert

      US /ˈɛkˌspɚt/

      UK /'ekspɜ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Skillful person with special knowledge
      • Adjective
      • Having special knowledge or skill
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    • expertise

      US /ˌekspɜːrˈtiːz/

      UK /ˌekspɜ:ˈti:z/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The special knowledge that an expert has
      • Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
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    • explicitly

      US /ɪk'splɪsɪtlɪ/

      UK /ɪk'splɪsɪtlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Clearly; specifically
      • Directly and unambiguously expressed or stated.
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    • extract

      US /ɪkˈstrækt/

      UK /'ekstrækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Essential ingredient of a natural thing
      • Part taken from a longer written work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
      • To get a person to share secret information
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    • familiar

      US /fəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Well-known or easily recognized
      • Having a good knowledge of something.
      • Noun
      • A close friend or associate.
      • (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
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    • favorable

      US /ˈfevərəbəl, ˈfevrə-/

      UK /'feɪvərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • When a good result or positive outcome is likely
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • framework

      US /ˈfreɪmwɜ:rk/

      UK /ˈfreɪmwɜ:k/

      • Noun
      • Skeleton structure of a building or construction
      • Basic structure of something
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    • fundamental

      US /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Forming a necessary part, base, or core
      • Of central importance.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A basic part of something
      • (Music) the lowest note in a harmony
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    • genesis

      US /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

      UK /'dʒenəsɪs/

      • Noun
      • Beginning of something important
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    • governor

      US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/

      UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who leads a state or province
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • incorporate

      US /ɪnˈkɔrpəˌret/

      UK /ɪn'kɔ:pəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To form into a company or business corporation
      • To include or involve as part of something else
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    • invest

      US /ɪnˈvɛst/

      UK /ɪn'vest/

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

      US /ˈdʒə:zi/

      UK /'dʒɜ:zɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • lawsuit

      US /ˈlɔˌsut/

      UK /ˈlɔ:su:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
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    • legislation

      US /ˌlɛdʒɪˈsleʃən/

      UK /ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of writing and passing laws
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    • legislature

      US /ˈlɛdʒɪˌsletʃɚ/

      UK /ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Official group with the authority to make laws
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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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    • minority

      US /məˈnɔrɪti, -ˈnɑr-, maɪ-/

      UK /maɪ'nɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group that is smaller and different from the rest
      • Part that is less than half the whole; small part
      • Adjective
      • Being part of a smaller group within a larger one.
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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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    • on the job

      US /ɑn ði dʒɑb/

      UK /ɔn ðə dʒɔb/

      • Phrase
      • While working; during the course of employment.
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    • overturn

      US /ˌovɚˈtɚn/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'tɜ:n/

      • Noun
      • Improbable and unexpected victory
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reverse a decision
      • To cause an object to turn over
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    • pay package

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The total compensation an employee receives, including salary, benefits, and bonuses.
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    • peril

      US /ˈpɛrəl/

      UK /ˈperəl/

      • Noun
      • Extreme danger or risk
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    • property

      US /ˈprɑpəti/

      UK /'prɒpətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular quality that someone or something has
      • Buildings or piece of land owned by someone
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    • reaction

      US /riˈækʃən/

      UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
      • Feeling or action in response to something
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • revenue

      US /ˈrevənju/

      UK /'revənju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money that is made by or paid to a business
      • Money a government collects from its people
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    • run by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
      • To show or tell something to someone briefly to get their opinion or approval.
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    • senate

      US /ˈsɛnɪt/

      UK /'senət/

      • Noun
      • A board of governors at a college or university
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    • shareholder

      US /ˈʃerhoʊldə(r)/

      UK /ˈʃeəhəʊldə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
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    • superstar

      US /ˈsjupɚˌstɑr/

      UK /'su:pəstɑ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • tracker

      US /'trækər/

      UK /'trækə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person using marks to follow a wild animal
      • A person or animal that finds things or people by following the marks they have left behind.
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    • visionary

      US /ˈvɪʒəneri/

      UK /ˈvɪʒənri/

      • Adjective
      • Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
      • Countable Noun
      • A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.
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    • wealth

      US /wɛlθ/

      UK /welθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
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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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