Vocabulary

  • take out: To apply for and get a license
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • take down: To capture physically
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • tremendous: Very good or very impressive
  • demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
  • exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • foremost: Being the best or most important
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • regime: A system of management; a form of government
  • facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • dispute: To argue with someone about something
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
  • cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
  • assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
  • medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
  • alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
  • arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • accord: Agreement or harmony
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • hindsight: Understanding the nature of an event afterwards
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
  • missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
  • dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • enrich: To make someone or something better
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • surefire: (Of success/result) very certain; very effective
  • ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
  • oblivion: State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
  • sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
  • long: Person's name
  • stealth: Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
  • close: Almost; near
  • authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
  • allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly
  • bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand
  • commando: A member of an attacking military unit
  • breakout: Escape from jail
  • encase: (Of hard thing) to surround or totally envelop
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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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    • accord

      US /əˈkɔ:rd/

      UK /ə'kɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Agreement or harmony
      • An agreement or treaty between countries
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be in harmony or agreement; consent
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    • alarm

      US /əˈlɑ:rm/

      UK /əˈlɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Sound or light used for a warning or alert
      • an alarm clock
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone unpleasantly surprised
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    • allude

      US /əˈlud/

      UK /əˈlu:d/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To refer to without mentioning it directly
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    • arsenal

      US /ˈɑrsənəl/

      UK /'ɑ:sənl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where weapons are stored
      C2
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    • assessment

      US /əˈsɛsmənt/

      UK /əˈsesmənt/

      • Noun
      • Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
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    • at most

      US /æt most/

      UK /æt məust/

      • Adverb
      • Not more than; a maximum of.
      • Phrase
      • Used to indicate an upper limit or maximum quantity.
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    • authorize

      US /ˈɔθəˌraɪz/

      UK /'ɔ:θəraɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To officially or legally allow or give permission
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    • ballistic

      US /bəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /bəˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
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    • breakout

      US /ˈbrekˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈbreɪkaʊt/

      • Noun
      • Escape from jail
      C2
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • bunker

      US /ˈbʌŋkɚ/

      UK /ˈbʌŋkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Section of a golf course that contains sand
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
      B2
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    • campaign

      US /kæmˈpen/

      UK /kæm'peɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
      • A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
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    • cement

      US /sɪˈmɛnt/

      UK /sɪ'ment/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Building material made from gray powder, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bind or hold together strongly
      • To make something more stable or stronger
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    • clip

      US /klɪp/

      UK /klɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A metal holder used for keeping things together
      • Brief part of a television show or movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together using a metal pin
      • To cut a small section or piece out from something
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    • closer than

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Nearer in distance compared to something else.
      • Having a stronger emotional bond compared to someone else.
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    • commando

      US /kəˈmændoʊ/

      UK /kəˈmɑ:ndəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A member of an attacking military unit
      B2
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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • demonstrate

      US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/

      UK /'demənstreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display a feeling or ability openly
      • To protest about something often as a group
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    • development

      US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

      UK /dɪ'veləpmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
      • A new event related to a previous event
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    • disastrous

      US /dɪˈzæstrəs/

      UK /dɪˈzɑ:strəs/

      • Adjective
      • Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
      • Having extremely negative or terrible consequences.
      B1
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    • dispatch

      US /dɪˈspætʃ/

      UK /dɪˈspætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send (people or objects) somewhere
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    • dispute

      US /dɪˈspjut/

      UK /dɪ'spju:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To argue with someone about something
      • To disagree about who owns or controls something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument with someone about something
      • A question or doubt about something
      B1TOEIC
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    • encase

      US /ɛnˈkes/

      UK /ɪnˈkeɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of hard thing) to surround or totally envelop
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    • enrich

      US /ɛnˈrɪtʃ/

      UK /ɪn'rɪtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone or something better
      • To make someone wealthier; make a life happier
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • escalate

      US /ˈɛskəˌlet/

      UK /ˈeskəleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in size, intensity, or scope
      • To become much worse or more severe
      B2
      More
    • exaggerate

      US /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      UK /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To makes things seem more extreme than reality
      • To speak or write about something in a way that overemphasizes or magnifies its qualities.
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    • facility

      US /fəˈsɪlɪti/

      UK /fəˈsɪləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
      • Skill to do something with ease
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • foremost

      US /ˈfɔrˌmost,ˈfor-/

      UK /'fɔ:məʊst/

      • Adjective
      • Being the best or most important
      • Adverb
      • In the most prominent or important position.
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    • hindsight

      US /ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt/

      UK /'haɪndsaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Understanding the nature of an event afterwards
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in mind

      US /ɪn maɪnd/

      UK /in maind/

      • Phrase
      • Being aware of or considering something.
      • To remember or consider something.
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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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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    • magnitude

      US /ˈmæɡnɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈmægnɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Number representing force of an earthquake
      • Size or importance
      B2
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • medium

      US /ˈmidiəm/

      UK /'mi:dɪəm/

      • Noun
      • Method of expressing ideas or feelings
      • Something available in a middle size or condition
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    • militant

      US /ˈmɪlɪtənt/

      UK /'mɪlɪtənt/

      • Adjective
      • Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
      • Noun
      • People advocating force to achieve a goal
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    • missile

      US /ˈmɪsəl/

      UK /ˈmisail/

      • Noun
      • A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
      • A self-propelled guided weapon.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or used in missiles.
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • nuclear

      US /ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju-/

      UK /ˈnju:kliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or involving the center of an atom
      A2
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    • oblivion

      US /əˈblɪviən/

      UK /əˈblɪviən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
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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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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • raid

      US /red/

      UK /reɪd/

      • Noun
      • Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
      • A sudden aggressive incursion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • (Army) to suddenly enter or attack a place
      • To suddenly enter or attack, e.g. to steal or harm
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    • regime

      US /reˈʒim, rɪ-/

      UK /reɪˈʒi:m/

      • Noun
      • A system of management; a form of government
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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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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • sow

      US /so/

      UK /saʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To plant seeds in an area of ground
      • Countable Noun
      • An adult female pig.
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    • stealth

      US /stɛlθ/

      UK /stelθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
      B2
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    • surefire

      US /'ʃʊrˌfaɪə/

      UK /'ʃʊəˌfaɪə/

      • Adjective
      • (Of success/result) very certain; very effective
      C2
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    • take down

      US /tek daʊn/

      UK /teik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To capture physically
      • To break something into pieces, e.g. a radio
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    • take out

      US /tek aʊt/

      UK /teik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To apply for and get a license
      • To take someone on a date
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
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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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    • tremendous

      US /trɪˈmɛndəs/

      UK /trəˈmendəs/

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

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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