Vocabulary

  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • in no time: Very quickly or soon
  • rely on: To depend on someone or something
  • clock out: To record the time of one's departure from work, typically using a time clock.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • settle on: To decide definitely to do or have something.
  • decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
  • on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
  • deal with
  • verbal abuse: Insulting or offensive language used to criticize or disparage someone.
  • every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • have to: Must do
  • by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • critical to: Extremely important or essential.
  • right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
  • chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • constant: Happening frequently or without pause
  • thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
  • trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
  • exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • variety: Particular type of thing or person
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
  • praise: To express approval of something or someone
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • violence: Strong physical force of nature
  • trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
  • pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
  • stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
  • critique: A review of the quality of a work
  • prosper: To be a success and make money
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
  • activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
  • procedural: Concerning the normal steps taken to do something
  • finesse: When something is done in a perfect skillful way
  • heartburn: Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
  • stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
  • cardiology: Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
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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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    • activation

      US /ˌæktɪ'veɪʃn/

      UK /ˌæktɪ'veɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
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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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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • burnout

      US /ˈbɜ:rnaʊt/

      UK /ˈbɜ:naʊt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
      • Noun
      • Action of making the wheels of your car make smoke
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    • by design

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • cardiology

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
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    • chaos

      US /ˈkeˌɑs/

      UK /'keɪɒs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • State of utter confusion or disorder
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete disorder and confusion.
      • Behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
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    • chronic

      US /ˈkrɑnɪk/

      UK /'krɒnɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
      • (Of disease) over a long time; serious
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    • clinical

      US /ˈklɪnɪkəl/

      UK /ˈklɪnɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the treatment or observing patients
      • Using scientific techniques and precision
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    • clock out

      US /klɑk aʊt/

      UK /klɔk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To record the time of one's departure from work, typically using a time clock.
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    • complexity

      US /kəmˈplɛksɪti/

      UK /kəm'pleksətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having many parts and not being simple
      • A factor or element that makes something complicated.
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    • constant

      US /ˈkɑnstənt/

      UK /'kɒnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening frequently or without pause
      • Remaining the same over time or not changing.
      • Noun
      • Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
      • A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • critical to

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely important or essential.
      • Of decisive importance with reference to the outcome of something; vital.
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    • critique

      US /krɪˈtik/

      UK /krɪˈti:k/

      • Noun
      • A review of the quality of a work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To review the quality of a work
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • decide on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
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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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    • drainage

      US /ˈdrenɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of removing water or liquid from something
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    • every single night

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Each and every night; without exception.
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    • exposure

      US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
      • Being talked about in the media
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    • finesse

      US /fəˈnɛs/

      UK /fɪ'nes/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When something is done in a perfect skillful way
      • Subtle manipulation or strategy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To avoid or manage (a situation) by cleverness or skill.
      • To attempt a finesse in a card game.
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
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    • fundamental

      US /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Forming a necessary part, base, or core
      • Of central importance.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A basic part of something
      • (Music) the lowest note in a harmony
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heartburn

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbɜ:rn/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbɜ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • in no time

      US /ɪn noʊ taɪm/

      UK /in nəʊ taim/

      • Phrase
      • Very quickly or soon
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • intensity

      US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

      UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great energy, strength, or concentration
      • The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • on the line

      US /ɑn ði laɪn/

      UK /ɔn ðə lain/

      • Phrase
      • At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
      • Having a great deal of responsibility.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈɔrɡən/

      UK /'ɔ:ɡən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a person's body with a particular function
      • Large institution or body
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    • pit

      US /pɪt/

      UK /pɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
      • To make holes or marks on a surface
      • Noun
      • Hole in the ground
      • Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
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    • praise

      US /preɪz/

      UK /preɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express approval of something or someone
      • To express thanks, respect, and love
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Expression of approval of something/someone
      • Expression of thanks, respect, and love
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
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    • procedural

      US /prəˈsidʒərəl/

      UK /prə'si:dʒərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the normal steps taken to do something
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    • prosper

      US /ˈprɑ:spə(r)/

      UK /ˈprɒspə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be a success and make money
      • To grow and be healthy
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • rely on

      US /rɪˈlaɪ ɑn/

      UK /riˈlai ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To depend on someone or something
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • right for

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
      • Correct or most appropriate.
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    • settle on

      US /ˈsɛtl ɑn/

      UK /ˈsetl ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide definitely to do or have something.
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • specialty

      US /ˈspɛʃəlti/

      UK /ˈspeʃəlti/

      • Noun
      • Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
      • The specific area of your field
      • Adjective
      • Having a particular role or function
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    • stabilization

      US /ˌsteɪbəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌsteɪbəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
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    • stabilize

      US /ˈstebəˌlaɪz/

      UK /'steɪbəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
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    • surgical

      US /ˈsɜ:rdʒɪkl/

      UK /ˈsɜ:dʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to surgery or operations
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    • thrive

      US /θraɪv/

      UK /θraɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be or become healthy or successful
      • To grow or develop well; to flourish.
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    • trajectory

      US /trəˈdʒɛktəri/

      UK /trə'dʒektərɪ/

      • Noun
      • The path followed by a flying object
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    • trauma

      US /ˈtraʊmə/

      UK /'trɔ:mə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A very severe or upsetting experience
      • Serious injury to part of the body
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    • variety

      US /vəˈraɪɪti/

      UK /və'raɪətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Particular type of thing or person
      • The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
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    • verbal abuse

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Insulting or offensive language used to criticize or disparage someone.
      C2
      More
    • violence

      US /ˈvaɪələns/

      UK /ˈvaɪələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong physical force of nature
      • Use of physical force to harm someone
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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