Vocabulary

  • under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • in terms of
  • in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • a few moments: A short period of time
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
  • firm: Company that sells goods or services
  • domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
  • overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
  • contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • conference: Series of lectures held as an event
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
  • construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • aim: Act of pointing something at a target
  • rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • investigation: Search for information about something
  • arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
  • evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
  • optimize: To make as effective as possible
  • raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
  • mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
  • ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
  • renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
  • underway: Happening now
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • incidentally: As part of something else; as it happens
  • live: To be alive
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • unit: One apartment in a building
  • upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
  • confirmation: Approval or check of something
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • flammable: Burning quickly and easily
  • spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
  • graft: Obtaining money by the dishonest use of influence
  • outreach: Effort to help, educate, or inform those far away
  • consulate: Residence or office premises of a counsel
  • manslaughter: Killing of a human being without intention
  • manpower: The workers available
  • firefighting: Act of fighting fires (as a job)
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    • a few moments

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A short period of time
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    • aim

      US /em/

      UK /eɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of pointing something at a target
      • Purpose or goal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To point something at a target
      • To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
      A2TOEIC
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
      More
    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • commission

      US /kəˈmɪʃən/

      UK /kə'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
      • An official role or title in the military
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hire someone, order work to be done for payment
      • To formally ask someone to create or produce something.
      A2TOEIC
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    • complex

      US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/

      UK /'kɒmpleks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
      • Adjective
      • Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
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    • conference

      US /ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns/

      UK /ˈkɒnfərəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of lectures held as an event
      • An association of US sports teams
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hold a discussion; consult.
      A2
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    • confirmation

      US /ˌkɑ:nfərˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Approval or check of something
      • Statement something is real, true or accurate
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    • construction

      US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /kən'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of building something; thing that is built
      • Something that is made using different parts
      A2
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    • consulate

      US /ˈkɑ:nsələt/

      UK /ˈkɒnsjələt/

      • Noun
      • Residence or office premises of a counsel
      B2
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    • corruption

      US /kəˈrʌpʃən/

      UK /kəˈrʌpʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being damaged or spoiled
      • Illegal, immoral dishonesty
      B1
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    • court

      US /kɔrt, kort/

      UK /kɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
      • To encourage dangerous behavior
      • Noun
      • Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
      • Place where legal cases are decided
      A2TOEIC
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    • deploy

      US /dɪˈplɔɪ/

      UK /dɪˈplɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put into position (often a military operation)
      • To put something into use or action.
      B1TOEIC
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    • distress

      US /dɪˈstrɛs/

      UK /dɪ'stres/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
      • Condition of danger or emergency
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or sadness
      • To be in financial trouble
      B1
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • evacuate

      US /ɪˈvækjuˌet/

      UK /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move people from dangerous to a safe places
      B2
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    • firefighting

      US /'faɪəfaɪtɪŋ/

      UK /'faɪəfaɪtɪŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of fighting fires (as a job)
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act to put out fires (as a firefighter)
      C2
      More
    • firm

      US /fɚm/

      UK /fɜ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Company that sells goods or services
      • Adjective
      • Fairly hard or solid, not soft
      • Unchanging and strong
      A2TOEIC
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    • flammable

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Burning quickly and easily
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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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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    • graft

      US /ɡræft/

      UK /ɡrɑ:ft/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Obtaining money by the dishonest use of influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take skin, etc. and attach it to another part
      B2
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    • in need

      US /ɪn nid/

      UK /in ni:d/

      • Phrase
      • Not having the necessary things, such as food
      A1
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • incident

      US / ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      UK /ˈɪnsɪdənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Event, usually unusual or important; accident
      • A political event that causes difficulties.
      A2
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    • incidentally

      US /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntli/

      UK /ˌɪnsɪˈdentli/

      • Adverb
      • As part of something else; as it happens
      • (Used to introduce a different topic); by the way
      B1
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    • investigation

      US /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən/

      UK /ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Search for information about something
      B1
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    • ladder

      US /ˈlædɚ/

      UK /'lædə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of levels to go up in society or business
      • Device with a series of steps used for climbing
      B1
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
      B1TOEIC
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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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    • manpower

      US /ˈmænˌpaʊɚ/

      UK /ˈmænpaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The workers available
      B2
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    • manslaughter

      US /ˈmænˌslɔtɚ/

      UK /'mænslɔ:tə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Killing of a human being without intention
      B2
      More
    • mobile

      US /ˈmoʊbl/

      UK /'məʊbaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be moved or able to move
      • Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
      • Countable Noun
      • Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
      • A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
      B1
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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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    • optimize

      US /ˈɑ:ptɪmaɪz/

      UK /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make as effective as possible
      B2
      More
    • outreach

      US /aʊtˈritʃ/

      UK /'aʊtri:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Effort to help, educate, or inform those far away
      C1
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    • overcome

      US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
      • Participle
      • Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
      A2
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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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
      B1
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    • renovation

      US /ˌrenə'veɪʃn/

      UK /ˌrenə'veɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
      C1TOEIC
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    • rescue

      US /ˈrɛskju/

      UK /'reskju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
      • To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
      • An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
      A2TOEIC
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    • search for

      US /sɚtʃ fɔr/

      UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find someone or something.
      B1
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    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
      B2
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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    • spokesperson

      US /ˈspoksˌpɚsən/

      UK /ˈspəukspə:sn/

      • Noun
      • Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
      B1
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    • suspicion

      US /səˈspɪʃən/

      UK /sə'spɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling that something or something is doubtful
      • Feeling that someone could be guilty of something
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
      A1
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    • to taste

      US /tu teɪst/

      UK /tu teɪst/

      • other
      • Add an ingredient according to your preference.
      A2
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    • under control

      US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈtrol/

      UK /ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
      • Having one's emotions or impulses restrained.
      • Phrase
      • A situation that is being managed effectively.
      C1
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    • underway

      US /ˌʌndɚˈwe/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈweɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Happening now
      B2TOEIC
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    • unit

      US /ˈjunɪt/

      UK /ˈju:nɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One apartment in a building
      • Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
      B2TOEIC
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
      B1TOEIC
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    • upper

      US /ˈʌpɚ/

      UK /ˈʌpə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drug that improves mood or increases energy
      • Something happy or encouraging
      • Adjective
      • Located above others of the same kind
      • Being the northern part of a region
      B1
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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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