Vocabulary

  • in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at least: As a minimum
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • in the west: Located in or towards the west.
  • rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • stand out
  • few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • interact: To talk or do things with each other
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
  • ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
  • tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • visual: Of or relating to vision
  • flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
  • potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
  • ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
  • broad: General; not detailed
  • hostility: Hostile action; an act of war
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
  • staff: Employees of a company
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
  • dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
  • proclaim: To indicate or show something clearly
  • suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
  • attire: Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • diplomat: Person representing their government overseas
  • dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
  • cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
  • tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
  • firsthand: Received directly from a source
  • monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
  • atop: At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
  • critique: A review of the quality of a work
  • customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
  • blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
  • elevation: Height of a place
  • stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
  • foreground: To make something more visible or important
  • cadet: Student in a military school
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    • activate

      US /ˈæktəˌvet/

      UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
      • To make something start working
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    • ambassador

      US /æmˈbæsədɚ, -ˌdɔr/

      UK /æm'bæsədə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Official representing a country in another country
      • A person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity.
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    • ambiguity

      US /ˌæmbɪˈɡjuɪti/

      UK /ˌæmbɪ'ɡju:ətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
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    • ambiguous

      US /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/

      UK /æmˈbɪgjuəs/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be understood in more than one way
      B1TOEIC
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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.
      C2
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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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    • atop

      US /əˈtɑ:p/

      UK /əˈtɒp/

      • Preposition
      • At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
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    • attire

      US /əˈtaɪr/

      UK /əˈtaɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be dressed in a certain manner
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    • background

      US /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/

      UK /ˈbækgraʊnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Images, color, or information behind the main one
      • Someone's personal work and educational history
      • Adjective
      • Done or existing in a less noticeable or important way
      • Hidden or not easily seen
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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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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
      A2
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    • blueprint

      US /ˈbluˌprɪnt/

      UK /ˈblu:prɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plans of how buildings will be built
      • Method use to plan or organize something
      B2
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
      A2TOEIC
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    • broad

      US /brɔd/

      UK /brɔ:d/

      • Adjective
      • General; not detailed
      • Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other
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    • cadet

      US /kəˈdɛt/

      UK /kəˈdet/

      • Countable Noun
      • Student in a military school
      B2
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    • critique

      US /krɪˈtik/

      UK /krɪˈti:k/

      • Noun
      • A review of the quality of a work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To review the quality of a work
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    • cultural

      US /ˈkʌltʃərəl/

      UK /ˈkʌltʃərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
      • Of arts, music, literature, theater
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    • customize

      US /ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'kʌstəmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make, change according to the user's needs
      C1
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • despair

      US /dɪˈspɛr/

      UK /dɪ'speə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have lost all hope; lose heart
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Felling of having lost all hope
      B1TOEIC
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    • dimension

      US /dɪˈmɛnʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈmenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
      • Measurement in space, e.g. length or diameter
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    • diplomat

      US /ˈdɪpləˌmæt/

      UK /ˈdɪpləmæt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person representing their government overseas
      B1
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    • dynasty

      US /ˈdaɪnəsti/

      UK /ˈdɪnəsti/

      • Countable Noun
      • Family that controls a country for a long time
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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
      A2
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    • elevation

      US /ˌɛləˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Height of a place
      • Shortened form of elevation, referring to height above a reference point.
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
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    • evidence of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
      • Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
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    • few steps

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A small number of steps; a short distance.
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    • firsthand

      US /'fɜ:st'hænd/

      UK /'fɜ:st'hænd/

      • Adjective
      • Received directly from a source
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    • flee

      US /fli/

      UK /fli:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
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    • foreground

      US /ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd, ˈfor-/

      UK /ˈfɔ:graʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something more visible or important
      • Noun
      • The area in front of a picture or person
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    • gradual

      US /ˈɡrædʒuəl/

      UK /ˈgrædʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
      • Noun
      • A gently sloping path or surface.
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    • hard to say

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
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    • hostility

      US /hɑ:ˈstɪləti/

      UK /hɒˈstɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hostile action; an act of war
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    • identity

      US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/

      UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Collection of qualities that makes a person
      • Who someone is; the name of a person
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    • in person

      US /ɪn ˈpɜːrsn/

      UK /in ˈpɜːsn/

      • Adverb
      • Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
      • Face-to-face; not through electronic communication.
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    • in the west

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located in or towards the west.
      • Located in the western part of a country or region.
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    • indicate

      US /ˈɪndɪˌket/

      UK /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something; direct attention to; point out
      • To represent something using a symbol or sign
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    • interact

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or do things with each other
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
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    • monetize

      US /'mʌnəˌtaɪz/

      UK /'mʌnɪtaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make money from your invention or ideas
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
      More
    • potent

      US /ˈpotnt/

      UK /'pəʊtnt/

      • Adjective
      • (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
      • Having a powerful effect, e.g. on the body or mind
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    • proclaim

      US /proˈklem, prə-/

      UK /prə'kleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate or show something clearly
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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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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • rule in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
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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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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • simulate

      US /ˈsɪmjəˌlet/

      UK /'sɪmjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy something or look or behave like it
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    • stand out

      US /stænd aʊt/

      UK /stænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably better than other similar ones
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    • stoic

      US /ˈstoʊɪk/

      UK /ˈstəʊɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Person who can suffer without complaining
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    • tension

      US /ˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
      • Degree to which something is stretched tight
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    • the bottom line

      US /ði ˈbɑtəm laɪn/

      UK /ðə ˈbɔtəm lain/

      • Noun
      • The most important thing; the essential point.
      • The net income or profit of a company.
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    • tour

      US /tʊr/

      UK /tʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel to several places to perform a show
      • To visit several places for pleasure
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A trip to several places to perform a show
      • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
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    • tourist

      US /ˈtʊrɪst/

      UK /ˈtʊərɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
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    • visual

      US /ˈvɪʒuəl/

      UK /'vɪʒʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to vision
      • Noun
      • Pictures/images used to help audience understand
      • A picture, map, piece of film, or other visual representation.
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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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