Vocabulary

  • fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
  • have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • on record: Formally and publicly stated
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • turn on
  • filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
  • instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
  • advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • interact: To talk or do things with each other
  • fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
  • victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • huge: Very very large
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
  • meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • fake: Not real; made to look like something real
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
  • spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
  • unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
  • credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
  • recruitment: Act of enlisting people into the army
  • freelance: To work for yourself, not a company
  • delete: To remove or erase something
  • telecom: Involving communication at a distance
  • gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
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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.
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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 the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • credible

      US /ˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Believable; that can be believed or trusted
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    • delete

      US /diˈlit/

      UK /dɪ'li:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove or erase something
      • Noun
      • A key on a computer keyboard used to remove characters or files.
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    • estimate

      US /ˈɛstəˌmet/

      UK /'estɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
      • A judgment or opinion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
      • To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
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    • fake

      US /fek/

      UK /feɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; made to look like something real
      • Countable Noun
      • A copy of something made to trick people
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    • fall for

      US /fɔl fɔr/

      UK /fɔ:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be deceived or tricked by someone
      • To become in love with someone
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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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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • filter

      US /ˈfɪltɚ/

      UK /'fɪltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to remove certain types of light, sound
      • Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove certain types of light, sound
      • To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
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    • filter out

      US /ˈfɪltɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiltə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
      • To ignore or block something from your awareness.
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    • fraud

      US /frɔd/

      UK /frɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
      • Person who pretends to be what he or she is not
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    • freelance

      US /ˈfriˌlæns/

      UK /'fri:lɑ:ns/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work for yourself, not a company
      B2
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • gig

      US /ɡɪɡ/

      UK /gɪg/

      • Noun
      • Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
      B2
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • gov

      US /'ɡʌv/

      UK /'ɡʌv/

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
      C2
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    • have been around

      US /hæv bɪn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /hæv bɪn əˈraund/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a lot of experience in life.
      • To have existed for a period of time.
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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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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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • instinct

      US /ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt/

      UK /'ɪnstɪŋkt/

      • Noun
      • Natural way of thinking; intuition
      • Natural way (person or animal) thinks, behaves
      B1
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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • interact

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or do things with each other
      A2
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • meaningful

      US /ˈminɪŋfəl/

      UK /'mi:nɪŋfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having importance; showing someone's intention
      • Having importance or value.
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    • necessarily

      US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

      UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on record

      US /ɑn rɪˈkɚd/

      UK /ɔn riˈkɔ:d/

      • Adverb
      • Formally and publicly stated
      • Adjective
      • Officially documented or registered.
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    • on the lookout

      US /ɑn ði ˈlʊkˌaʊt/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈlʊkˌaʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
      • Idiom
      • To be watching carefully in order to detect something, such as danger or opportunity.
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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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    • 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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    • phone number

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /rɪˈkrutmənt/

      UK /rɪ'kru:tmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of enlisting people into the army
      • The action of enlisting or hiring new people.
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    • red flag

      US /rɛd flæɡ/

      UK /red flæɡ/

      • Noun
      • A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
      • A symbol of socialism or communism.
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • scam

      US /skæm/

      UK /skæm/

      • Noun
      • A trick to fool other people to get their money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick to fool other people to get their money
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    • spam

      US /spæm/

      UK /spæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send (someone) unwanted email
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unwanted email, often commercial in nature
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    • stay away

      US /ste əˈwe/

      UK /stei əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
      • To remain absent from a place or event.
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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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    • telecom

      US /'telɪkɒm/

      UK /'telɪkɒm/

      • Adjective
      • Involving communication at a distance
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    • tip of the iceberg

      US /ˈtɪp əv ði ˈaɪsbɚg/

      UK /ˈtip əv ðə ˈaɪsbə:g/

      • other
      • A small visible part of a much larger problem.
      B2
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    • turn on

      US /tɚn ɑn/

      UK /tə:n ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause someone to be interested or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate or switch on a device or appliance.
      • To suddenly attack or criticize someone.
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    • unemployment

      US /ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪmənt,-ɪm-/

      UK /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Number of people without jobs in a country
      • State of not having a job
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    • unexpected

      US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising because it was not expected
      • Noun
      • An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
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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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    • verify

      US /ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'verɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prove that something is right, accurate or true
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    • victim

      US /ˈvɪktɪm/

      UK /ˈvɪktɪm/

      • Noun
      • Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
      • Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
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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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