Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • cash cow: A business, investment, or product that generates a consistent profit.
  • write in: To add text to a document or form.
  • across the board: Broad in scope or content
  • equate to: To be the same as or equal to something else.
  • off the air: Not currently being broadcast on television or radio.
  • pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
  • pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
  • perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
  • majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • financial: Involving money
  • political: Being active or interested in government matters
  • chill: State of being a little cold
  • franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
  • tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
  • trend: Current style or fashion
  • discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
  • dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • vary: To change something and make it different
  • altogether: All things considered
  • bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
  • insist: To demand that someone do something
  • punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
  • approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
  • paramount: More important/significant than all other things
  • equate: To consider things to be equal or the same
  • undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
  • pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
  • favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
  • bogus: Not genuine; false
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
  • linear: Made of lines
  • merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
  • run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • television: Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
  • decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
  • incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
  • fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
  • ad: Public notice or advertisement
  • abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet
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    • abc

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • First letters of the Roman alphabet
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    • across the board

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Broad in scope or content
      • Adverb
      • Applying to all; comprehensive; universal.
      • Involving all sectors, categories, or items.
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    • ad

      US /æd/

      UK /æd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public notice or advertisement
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    • altogether

      US /ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r)/

      • Adverb
      • All things considered
      • Completely and entirely, fully
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    • approve

      US /əˈpruv/

      UK /əˈpru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally accept something or grant permission
      • To have a positive opinion of someone or something
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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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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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • bogus

      US /ˈboɡəs/

      UK /'bəʊɡəs/

      • Adjective
      • Not genuine; false
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    • bribe

      US /braɪb/

      UK /braɪb/

      • Noun
      • Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give money to help you do something dishonest
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    • bully

      US /ˈbʊli/

      UK /'bʊlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
      • A person who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate others.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
      B2
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    • cash cow

      US /kæʃ kaʊ/

      UK /kæʃ kau/

      • Noun
      • A business, investment, or product that generates a consistent profit.
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    • chill

      US /tʃɪl/

      UK /tʃɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a little cold
      • Feeling of fear or being frightened
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something cold, e.g. a drink
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    • cite

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To officially order someone to appear in court
      • To officially praise someone, e.g. for bravery
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    • decimate

      US /ˈdɛsəˌmet/

      UK /'desɪmeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
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    • declare

      US /dɪˈklɛr/

      UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a statement in a strong and confident way
      • To show the cost of things purchased overseas
      A2TOEIC
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • dictator

      US /ˈdɪkteɪtər/

      UK /dɪkˈteɪtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
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    • dismiss

      US /dɪsˈmɪs/

      UK /dɪsˈmɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider that something is at an end
      • To end someone's employment; fire someone
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    • equate

      US /ɪˈkwet/

      UK /ɪ'kweɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider things to be equal or the same
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    • equate to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be the same as or equal to something else.
      More
    • fascist

      US /'fæʃɪst/

      UK /'fæʃɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person advocate an authoritarian government
      B2
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    • favorable

      US /ˈfevərəbəl, ˈfevrə-/

      UK /'feɪvərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • When a good result or positive outcome is likely
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
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    • franchise

      US /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

      UK /'fræntʃaɪz/

      • Noun
      • Right to run a business using name of a company
      • A right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sell the use of a brand to run a company
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    • in the house

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
      • Within a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
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    • incoming

      US /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Coming toward a place or position; arriving
      • Newly elected or appointed; succeeding to a position.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money or revenue received.
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    • insist

      US /ɪnˈsɪst/

      UK /ɪn'sɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To strongly state your opinion without changing it
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    • journalism

      US /ˈdʒɜ:rnəlɪzəm/

      UK /ˈdʒɜ:nəlɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Profession of writing or reporting news
      B2
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    • linear

      US /ˈlɪniər/

      UK /ˈlɪniə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Made of lines
      • Series of progressing from one stage to another
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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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    • majority

      US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/

      UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount that is more than half of a group
      • The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
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    • merger

      US /ˈmədʒɚ/

      UK /'mɜ:dʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Combination of two or more companies into one
      B1TOEIC
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    • monstrous

      US /ˈmɑ:nstrəs/

      UK /ˈmɒnstrəs/

      • Adjective
      • Abnormally large or bad
      • Shockingly brutal or cruel.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • off the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not currently being broadcast on television or radio.
      • Adjective
      • No longer being broadcast; having been discontinued.
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    • on air

      US /ɑn er/

      UK /ɔn eə(r)/

      • Adverb
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
      • Adjective
      • Available or accessible to the public.
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    • paramount

      US /ˈpærəˌmaʊnt/

      UK /ˈpærəmaʊnt/

      • Adjective
      • More important/significant than all other things
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    • pay off

      US /pe ɔf/

      UK /pei ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give money to get person to do something; bribe
      • To give money to settle a debt
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bribe someone.
      • To pay a debt in full.
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    • perception

      US /pɚˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /pəˈsepʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way in which one sees or understands something
      • The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
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    • pirate

      US /ˈpaɪrɪt/

      UK /'paɪrət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy or sell a product illegally
      • To steal things from ships by force
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who attacks ships in order to steal things
      • One who reproduces or uses the work of another person without authorization.
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    • pointing at

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
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    • political

      US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

      UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being active or interested in government matters
      • Diplomatic
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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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    • punch

      US /pʌntʃ/

      UK /pʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something very hard with a closed hand
      • To make a hole in something with a special tool
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    • ransom

      US /ˈrænsəm/

      UK /ˈrænsəm/

      • Noun
      • Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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    • revenue

      US /ˈrevənju/

      UK /'revənju:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money that is made by or paid to a business
      • Money a government collects from its people
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    • talent

      US /ˈtælənt/

      UK /'tælənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural ability of a person to do something well
      • Person with a strong natural ability in something
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    • trend

      US /trɛnd/

      UK /trend/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Current style or fashion
      • General direction that is taken
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be current and popular
      • To move up or down
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    • tribute

      US /ˈtrɪbjut/

      UK /'trɪbju:t/

      • Noun
      • Something that is said or done to show respect
      • Payment, e.g. to another country, for protection
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    • undoubtedly

      US /ʌn'daʊtɪdlɪ/

      UK /ʌn'daʊtɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With certainty; without question; for sure
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vary

      US /ˈveri/

      UK /ˈveəri/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change something and make it different
      • To be changeable, both up and down
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    • write in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To add text to a document or form.
      • To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot by writing it in.
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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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