Vocabulary

  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • have to: Must do
  • come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
  • step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • with time: As time passes; eventually.
  • trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • merge with: To combine or blend together into a single entity.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
  • push the envelope: To go beyond the limits of what is normally done; to innovate.
  • from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
  • competition: Fighting against others to win something
  • innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
  • pleasant: Causing a good feeling
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • fad: Something popular for a short time
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • important: Having power or authority
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
  • sector: Part that a place is divided into
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • fortunate: Having good luck
  • chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
  • merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
  • healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
  • geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
  • standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
  • semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
  • partnering: To join with others for work or other activity
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
  • supercomputer: Very powerful computer
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • accelerate

      US /ækˈsɛləˌret/

      UK /əkˈseləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to occur earlier than expected
      • To increase the speed or rate of something
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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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    • 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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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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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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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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    • collaborate

      US /kəˈlæbəˌret/

      UK /kəˈlæbəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cooperate with or help an enemy
      • To work together to complete a task
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    • come together

      US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or unite; to start working together.
      • To form a close relationship or bond.
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    • competition

      US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fighting against others to win something
      • A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
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    • drug

      US /drʌɡ/

      UK /drʌɡ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
      • Chemical used as a medicine
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • fad

      US /fæd/

      UK /fæd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something popular for a short time
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • from time to time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
      • At intervals; now and then.
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    • geopolitical

      US /ˌdʒi:oʊpə'lɪtɪkl/

      UK /ˌdʒi:əʊpə'lɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning geopolitics
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • healthcare

      US /'helθker/

      UK /'helθkeə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
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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 business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

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

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • innovation

      US /ˌɪnəˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of creating new ideas or inventions
      • A new thing or method that is introduced.
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    • intellectual property

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
      B2
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    • merge

      US /mɜ:rdʒ/

      UK /mɜ:dʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause two or more things to combine into one
      • Noun
      • Causing two or more things to combine into one
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    • merge with

      US /mɚdʒ wɪð/

      UK /mə:dʒ wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To combine or blend together into a single entity.
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    • notion

      US /ˈnoʃən/

      UK /ˈnəuʃən/

      • Noun
      • Sudden idea or desire to do something
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    • optimistic

      US /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to believe the future will be good
      • Confident and hopeful about future outcomes.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • partnering

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To join with others for work or other activity
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    • pleasant

      US /ˈplɛzənt/

      UK /'pleznt/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a good feeling
      • Having an agreeable or attractive personality.
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    • push the envelope

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go beyond the limits of what is normally done; to innovate.
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    • sector

      US /ˈsɛktɚ, -ˌtɔr/

      UK /ˈsektə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part that a place is divided into
      • Area; type of industry or business
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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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    • solve

      US /sɑ:lv/

      UK /sɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
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    • standpoint

      US /ˈstændˌpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˈstændpɔɪnt/

      • Noun
      • Mental position from which things are viewed
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    • step back

      US /stɛp bæk/

      UK /step bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move backwards; to move away from something.
      • To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
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    • supercomputer

      US /ˈsu:pərkəmpju:tə(r)/

      UK /ˈsu:pəkəmpju:tə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Very powerful computer
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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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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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

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

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider a problem or issue carefully
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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.
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    • trade off

      US /treid ɔf/

      UK /treid ɔf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Exchange that occurs as a compromise
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To accept that you cannot have everything you want and give up something that is less important so that you can have what is more important.
      • To balance two opposing situations or qualities; to compromise.
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    • turn around

      US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tə:n əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change your body to the opposite direction
      • To make something running badly into a success
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
      • To improve or cause to improve.
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    • with time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As time passes; eventually.
      • Given enough time; in the course of time.
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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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