Vocabulary

  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • have to: Must do
  • sign away: To officially give up rights or control over something by signing.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • with dignity: In a manner that shows respect and seriousness.
  • up to par: Of a standard that is good enough; satisfactory
  • have on: To be wearing something.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • insane: Mentally ill; crazy
  • permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
  • status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
  • congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
  • strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
  • facilitate: To make an action or process easier
  • portray: To play a character in theater or on film
  • attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
  • utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
  • detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
  • bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • client: Person paying for professional services
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
  • violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
  • implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
  • resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
  • senate: A board of governors at a college or university
  • immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
  • stringent: Strict or severe, as regards standards or rules
  • weigh: To balance things against each other
  • origin: Point at which something begins or is created
  • cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
  • legally: In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • parole: Conditional release of a prisoner
  • frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
  • deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
  • par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
  • credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
  • plane: An airplane
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • segregation: Forced separation of people by race, color etc.
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
  • agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
  • scare: To become frightened
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
  • read: Person's name
  • abomination: Something or someone that makes you feel disgust
  • deport: To force a person to leave a country
  • congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
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    • abomination

      US /əˌbɑ:mɪˈneɪʃn/

      UK /əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Something or someone that makes you feel disgust
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • abuse

      US /əˈbjuz/

      UK /ə'bju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
      • To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
      • Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
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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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    • asylum

      US /əˈsaɪləm/

      UK /ə'saɪləm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
      • Countable Noun
      • A hospital for mentally ill people
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    • attorney

      US /əˈtɚni/

      UK /ə'tɜ:nɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
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    • bother

      US /ˈbɑðɚ/

      UK /'bɒðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
      • To take the trouble to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Problems, concern or worry for someone
      • A disturbance; trouble
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    • bush

      US /bʊʃ/

      UK /bʊʃ/

      • Noun
      • A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
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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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    • client

      US /ˈklaɪənt/

      UK /'klaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paying for professional services
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    • congress

      US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/

      UK /'kɒŋɡres/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
      • Proper Noun
      • American governing body of elected representatives
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    • congressman

      US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪsmən/

      UK /ˈkɔŋgrɪsmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Member of the US House of Representatives
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    • credibility

      US /ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌkredəˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
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    • criminal

      US /ˈkrɪmənəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
      • Not justifiable; shameful
      • Noun
      • Person who commits a crime
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    • cruelty

      US /ˈkruəlti/

      UK /ˈkru:əlti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
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    • deport

      US /dɪˈpɔrt, -ˈport/

      UK /dɪ'pɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a person to leave a country
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    • deportation

      US /ˌdipɔrˈteʃən, -por-/

      UK /ˌdi:pɔ:'teɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of expelling a person from their native land
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    • detain

      US /dɪˈten/

      UK /dɪ'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
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    • detention

      US /dɪˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /dɪ'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
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    • dignity

      US /ˈdɪgnəti/

      UK /ˈdɪgnəti/

      • Noun
      • Person of high rank deserving respect
      • Quality or state of deserving respect
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    • enter into

      US /ˈɛntɚ ˈɪntu/

      UK /ˈentə ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
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    • facilitate

      US /fəˈsɪlɪˌtet/

      UK /fə'sɪlɪteɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an action or process easier
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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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    • 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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    • for fear of

      US /fɔr fɪr ʌv/

      UK /fɔ: fiə ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
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    • frost

      US /frɔ:st/

      UK /frɒst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
      • To cover something with a thin layer of ice
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ice formed on the surfaces in cold weather
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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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    • have on

      US /hæv ɑn/

      UK /hæv ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be wearing something.
      • To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • immigration

      US /ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of moving your home to a new country
      • The number of people immigrating to a country during a specific period.
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    • implication

      US /ˌɪmplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌɪmplɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Possible effects, results from an action or event
      • A conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
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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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    • insane

      US /ɪnˈsen/

      UK /ɪnˈseɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; crazy
      • Being crazy or stupid
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    • legally

      US /ˈliɡl:ɪ/

      UK /'li:ɡəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • origin

      US /ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr-/

      UK /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/

      • Noun
      • Point at which something begins or is created
      • A person's social or ethnic background.
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    • par

      US /pɑr/

      UK /pɑ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
      • Usual or typical in terms of performance
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    • parole

      US /pəˈrol/

      UK /pə'rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Conditional release of a prisoner
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    • permanent

      US /ˈpɚmənənt/

      UK /'pɜ:mənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
      • Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
      • Noun
      • A person who is a permanent employee.
      • A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
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    • portray

      US /pɔ:rˈtreɪ/

      UK /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To play a character in theater or on film
      • To represent something for artistic purposes
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • prosecute

      US /ˈprɑsɪˌkjut/

      UK /'prɒsɪkju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
      • To proceed with something, such as a transaction
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    • quick question

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A brief and simple inquiry.
      • Phrase
      • An introductory phrase indicating a question requiring a prompt answer.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈrɛzɪdənt, -ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈrezɪdənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
      • A person who lives in a particular place.
      • Adjective
      • Someone who lives in a particular place
      • (of a computer program) remaining in memory.
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
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    • segregation

      US /ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeʃən/

      UK /ˌsegrɪˈgeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Forced separation of people by race, color etc.
      • Act separating one part of a thing from another
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    • senate

      US /ˈsɛnɪt/

      UK /'senət/

      • Noun
      • A board of governors at a college or university
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    • sign away

      US /saɪn əˈweɪ/

      UK /saɪn əˈweɪ/

      • other
      • To officially give up rights or control over something by signing.
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    • status

      US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/

      UK /'steɪtəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Position or rank relative to others in a society
      • Legal position of a person or thing
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    • stringent

      US /ˈstrɪndʒənt/

      UK /'strɪndʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Strict or severe, as regards standards or rules
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    • strip

      US /strɪp/

      UK /strɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
      • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
      • Countable Noun
      • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
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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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    • torture

      US /ˈtɔrtʃɚ/

      UK /'tɔ:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hurting someone to force them to give information
      • Painful suffering or distress
      • Transitive Verb
      • To painfully hurt someone to get information
      • To cause someone to suffer greatly; torment
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    • up to par

      US /ʌp tu pɑr/

      UK /ʌp tu: pɑ:/

      • Adjective
      • Of a standard that is good enough; satisfactory
      • In good health; feeling well
      • Adverb
      • Playing a round of golf in the expected number of strokes
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    • utilize

      US /ˈjutlˌaɪz/

      UK /ˈju:təlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something for a particular purpose
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    • verify

      US /ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'verɪfaɪ/

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

      US /ˈvaɪəˌlet/

      UK /ˈvaɪəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To abuse, damage or disrespect
      • To break rules or laws; disregard important rights
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    • weigh

      US /weɪ/

      UK /weɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance things against each other
      • To consider something carefully to form an opinion
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    • with dignity

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner that shows respect and seriousness.
      • In a noble and honorable manner.
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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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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