Vocabulary

  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • on the button: Exactly right; perfectly.
  • in terms of
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • such as: For example; like
  • in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • tremendous: Very good or very impressive
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
  • evolve: To develop certain features
  • artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • decade: Period of 10 years
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
  • corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
  • volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • huge: Very very large
  • generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • asset: Thing that has value to you
  • estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • likelihood: Chance that something might happen
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • constructive: Having positive effective results
  • boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • deep: Complex and important
  • bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
  • equity: Condition of people being treated the same
  • capitalize: To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
  • politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
  • geopolitic: Study of relationship among politics and geography
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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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    • 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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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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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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    • asset

      US /ˈæsˌɛt/

      UK /'æset/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that has value to you
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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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    • boom

      US /bum/

      UK /bu:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
      • A very loud and deep sound
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a rapid increase in growth
      • To make a very loud and deep sound
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    • bubble

      US /ˈbʌbəl/

      UK /ˈbʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A small ball of air inside of a liquid
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
      • To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
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    • capital

      US /ˈkæpɪtl/

      UK /'kæpɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
      • Official main city of a country, province or state
      • Adjective
      • Main, or major
      • (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
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    • capitalize

      US /ˈkæpɪtl:ˌaɪz/

      UK /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
      • To supply the money needed to build a business
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    • commit

      US /kəˈmɪt/

      UK /kə'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something bad, usually a crime
      • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
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    • constructive

      US /kənˈstrʌktɪv/

      UK /kənˈstrʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having positive effective results
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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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    • decade

      US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/

      UK /ˈdekeɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Period of 10 years
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    • demand

      US /dɪˈmænd/

      UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire customers have to buy product, service
      • A strong request for someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly request someone to do something
      • To need something.
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    • deploy

      US /dɪˈplɔɪ/

      UK /dɪˈplɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put into position (often a military operation)
      • To put something into use or action.
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • equity

      US /ˈɛkwɪti/

      UK /ˈekwəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of people being treated the same
      • Value of a house, etc., minus the mortgage
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stocks and shares which pay no fixed interest
      • The value of the shares issued by a company
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    • estate

      US /ɪˈstet/

      UK /ɪˈsteɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large piece of land, usually with a large house
      • Group of houses all built at the same time
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    • evolve

      US /ɪˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪ'vɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop certain features
      • To develop or change slowly over time
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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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    • generate

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create or be produced or bring into existence
      • To create electricity, heat, energy and power
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    • geopolitic

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of relationship among politics and geography
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in favor of

      US /ɪn ˈfevɚ ʌv/

      UK /in ˈfeivə ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
      • To the advantage of; benefiting.
      • Preposition
      • Supporting or approving of something.
      • To the advantage of; to the benefit of.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
      A2TOEIC
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    • infrastructure

      US /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ/

      UK /'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
      • The underlying framework or system of an organization.
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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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    • likelihood

      US /ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈlaɪklihʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chance that something might happen
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • navigate

      US /ˈnævɪˌɡet/

      UK /'nævɪɡeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
      • To deal successfully with something complex
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    • on the button

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Exactly right; perfectly.
      • Adjective
      • Precise; accurate.
      • Perfect; flawless.
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • ongoing

      US /ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɒngəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to exist or be in progress
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation or process that is currently taking place or is in progress.
      • A problem or difficulty that continues to exist or happen.
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • politic

      US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Careful what you say; diplomatic
      B2
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    • robust

      US /roˈbʌst, ˈroˌbʌst/

      UK /rəʊˈbʌst/

      • Adjective
      • Having physical vigor or energetic good health
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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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    • sentiment

      US /ˈsɛntəmənt/

      UK /ˈsentɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling or attitude you have about something
      • Feeling of love, sympathy and friendly emotions
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • tremendous

      US /trɪˈmɛndəs/

      UK /trəˈmendəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very good or very impressive
      • Extremely large or great.
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    • uncertainty

      US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/

      UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
      • Lack of confidence; doubt.
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    • volatile

      US /ˈvɑ:lətl/

      UK /ˈvɒlətaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
      • Unstable and likely to change suddenly/extremely
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    • volume

      US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/

      UK /ˈvɒlju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number or amount of something e.g. sales
      • Amount of space that something takes up
      • Countable Noun
      • One book that is part of a set of books
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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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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