Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • came into effect: To become operative or valid
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • set up
  • in circulation: Available and being used by the public.
  • act on: To have an effect on something.
  • to some extent: Partially; not completely.
  • in terms of
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
  • hinge on: To depend entirely on something.
  • build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • financial: Involving money
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • currency: Widespread acceptance
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
  • privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
  • digital: Using electronic signals or computers
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
  • transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
  • token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
  • anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
  • offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
  • differ: To be different; to be not like others
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • remittance: Payment of money sent to a person by transfer
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • act on

      US /ækt ɑn/

      UK /ækt ɔn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have an effect on something.
      • To take formal action or make a decision regarding something.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action as a result of information received.
      • To have an effect on something.
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    • alternative

      US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something different you can choose
      • Adjective
      • A different choice
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    • anti

      US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/

      UK /'æntɪ/

      • Adjective
      • A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • build out

      US /bɪld aʊt/

      UK /bild aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
      • To construct or develop infrastructure, often related to technology or networks.
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    • came into effect

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To become operative or valid
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    • currency

      US /ˈkɚrənsi, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Widespread acceptance
      • Money system that a country uses
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    • deliver

      US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
      • To save someone from a problem or crisis
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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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    • differ

      US /ˈdɪfɚ/

      UK /'dɪfə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be different; to be not like others
      • Disagree; be of a different opinion.
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    • domestic

      US /dəˈmɛstɪk/

      UK /dəˈmestɪk/

      • Noun
      • Someone paid to help with housework in your house
      • Adjective
      • British informal fight between husband and wife
      • Concerning your own home or house
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • emerged as

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
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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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    • fit into

      US /fɪt ˈɪntu/

      UK /fit ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be small enough to go inside something.
      • To feel like you belong to a group.
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    • fragile

      US /ˈfrædʒəl, -ˌaɪl/

      UK /'frædʒaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Easily affected, broken, or harmed
      • Weak or delicate; easily damaged in health
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
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    • hinge on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To depend entirely on something.
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    • in a sense

      US /ɪn e sɛns/

      UK /in ə sens/

      • Phrase
      • In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
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    • in circulation

      US /ɪn ˌsɚkjəˈleʃən/

      UK /in ˌsə:kjuˈleiʃən/

      • Adjective
      • Available and being used by the public.
      • Being passed from person to person.
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    • in progress

      US /ɪn ˈprɑɡˌrɛs/

      UK /in ˈprəuɡres/

      • Adjective
      • Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
      • Phrase
      • In the course of being done or carried out.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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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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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • merchant

      US /ˈmɜ:rtʃənt/

      UK /ˈmɜ:tʃənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who buys and sells goods
      • A retail dealer; shopkeeper.
      • Adjective
      • Engaged in trade or commerce.
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    • niche

      US /ni:ʃ/

      UK /nɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • Small part of a market representing an opportunity
      • Area with all specific plant/animal needs to live
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To specialize in a particular market segment or area.
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    • offshore

      US /ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃor, ˈɑf-/

      UK /ˌɒfˈʃɔ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
      • (Of winds) coming from the land
      • Noun
      • A financial entity (company, bank account, investment, etc.) located outside one's country of residence, typically for tax or regulatory advantages.
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    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • outcome

      US /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/

      UK /ˈaʊtkʌm/

      • Noun
      • Something that happens as a result, consequence
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    • platform

      US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

      UK /'plætfɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat, raised structure that people stand on
      • Area from which you board a train at a station
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    • privacy

      US /ˈpraɪvəsi/

      UK /ˈprɪvəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being hidden from the presence of others
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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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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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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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    • remittance

      US /rɪˈmɪtn:s/

      UK /rɪˈmɪtns/

      • Noun
      • Payment of money sent to a person by transfer
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • to some extent

      US /tu sʌm ɪkˈstɛnt/

      UK /tu: sʌm iksˈtent/

      • Phrase
      • Partially; not completely.
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    • token

      US /ˈtokən/

      UK /'təʊkən/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
      • Noun
      • Representative of a feeling
      • Something representing a feeling, e.g. Gratitude
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    • transaction

      US /trænˈsækʃən, -ˈzæk-/

      UK /trænˈzækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An exchange in business usually involving money
      • A financial exchange or transfer of funds.
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    • transparency

      US /trænsˈpɛrənsi, -ˈpær-/

      UK /trænsˈpærənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
      • Fact of being able to be seen through
      • Noun
      • A picture or design printed on clear plastic or glass that can be shown on a screen by shining light through it.
      • A photographic positive image on transparent material.
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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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    • 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.

    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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