Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
  • by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
  • in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
  • in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
  • in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • at last: Finally; after a long delay.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
  • make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
  • through the floor: To decrease or fall extremely quickly.
  • deal with
  • in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • poverty: State of being poor
  • squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
  • universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
  • drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
  • interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
  • persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
  • argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
  • credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
  • tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • scrap: To fight with someone
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
  • income: Earned money from work, investments or business
  • unveil: To remove something's outer covering
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • down: Along something's path, course, or direction
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • cap: Covering for the end or top of something
  • deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
  • choreography: Art of designing and arranging dances
  • timeless: Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • absurdity: State of being so foolish it is hard to believe
  • inheritance: Past ideals, styles still important in the present
  • countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
  • disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
  • chancellor: High government official
  • commend: To praise someone, something publicly
  • buff: Person who knows a great deal about a topic
  • livid: Enraged; extremely angry; furious
  • forecaster: Informed person making predictions of the future
  • shambolic: Disorderly or chaotic; messy
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    • absurdity

      US /əb'sɜ:dətɪ/

      UK /əb'sɜ:dətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being so foolish it is hard to believe
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • argument

      US /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/

      UK /ˈɑ:gjumənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Discussion in which you disagree with someone
      • A presentation of reasons for or against an idea
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    • at last

      US /æt læst/

      UK /æt lɑ:st/

      • Adverb
      • Finally; after a long delay.
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    • benefit

      US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/

      UK /'benɪfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Good result or effect, something advantageous
      • A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a good effect or be helpful
      • To receive an advantage; to be helped
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    • budget

      US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/

      UK /'bʌdʒɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of money planned to be spent
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a plan for how to spend your money
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    • buff

      US /bʌf/

      UK /bʌf/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who knows a great deal about a topic
      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean something so that it shines
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    • burden

      US /ˈbɚdn/

      UK /'bɜ:dn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
      • Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
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    • by accident

      US /baɪ ˈæksɪdənt/

      UK /bai ˈæksidənt/

      • Phrase
      • Without intending to; unintentionally.
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    • cap

      US /kæp/

      UK /kæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering for the end or top of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover the top or end of an object
      • To limit the amount of usage of something
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    • cap on

      US /kæp ɑn/

      UK /kæp ɒn/

      • other
      • An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
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    • chancellor

      US /ˈtʃænsəlɚ, -slɚ/

      UK /'tʃɑ:nsələ(r)/

      • Noun
      • High government official
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    • charge

      US /tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
      • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attack by running quickly toward someone
      • A price for a service or goods
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    • choreography

      US /ˌkɔriˈɑɡrəfi, ˌkor-/

      UK /ˌkɒriˈɒgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Art of designing and arranging dances
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • commend

      US /kəˈmɛnd/

      UK /kəˈmend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To praise someone, something publicly
      B2
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    • conservative

      US /kənˈsɚvətɪv/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:vətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
      • Resistant to change
      • Noun
      • Person with traditional ideas; doesn't like change
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    • countdown

      US /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/

      UK /ˈkaʊntdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Counting backward to zero to show the time left
      • A period of time leading up to an event, counting backward to zero.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To count backwards to zero.
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    • credit

      US /ˈkrɛdɪt/

      UK /'kredɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System to buy something and pay for it later
      • Points earned instead of money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a certain amount of money to a total
      • To recognize someone's achievements or help
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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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    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
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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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    • deputy

      US /ˈdɛpjəti/

      UK /ˈdepjuti/

      • Noun
      • Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
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    • disagree with

      US /ˌdɪsəˈɡri wɪð/

      UK /ˌdisəˈɡri: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a different opinion from someone else.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel ill or uncomfortable.
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    • disappointing

      US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

      UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
      • Adjective
      • Feeling you did not meet expectations
      • Causing someone to feel unhappy because something did not happen or was not as good as expected.
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    • drag

      US /dræɡ/

      UK /dræɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reluctantly move or go somewhere
      • To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
      • Boring or annoying thing/activity
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    • forecaster

      US /ˈfɔ:rkæstər/

      UK /ˈfɔ:kɑ:stə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Informed person making predictions of the future
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    • fuel

      US /ˈfjuəl/

      UK /'fju:əl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
      • To provide gas or petrol for something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to produce heat or power when burned
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • humiliation

      US /hjuˌmɪliˈeʃən/

      UK /hju:ˌmɪlɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loss of self-respect or status
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    • in advance

      US /ɪn ædˈvæns/

      UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/

      • Phrase
      • Ahead of time; before something happens
      • Noun
      • A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
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    • in debt

      US /ɪn dɛt/

      UK /in det/

      • Phrase
      • State of owing money to a person or institution
      • Adjective
      • Owing money.
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    • in the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
      • Referring to something placed or growing in soil.
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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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    • in the way

      US /ɪn ði we/

      UK /in ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
      • Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
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    • inheritance

      US /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns/

      UK /ɪnˈherɪtəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Past ideals, styles still important in the present
      • Act of receiving property or money after a death
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    • injustice

      US /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

      UK /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • litter

      US /ˈlɪtɚ/

      UK /'lɪtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • All the baby animals born at once from one mother
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give birth to more than one animal at once
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    • livid

      US /ˈlɪvɪd/

      UK /ˈlɪvɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Enraged; extremely angry; furious
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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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    • make of

      US /mek ʌv/

      UK /meik ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand or have an opinion about something
      • To create or produce something from a particular material
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • persuade

      US /pərˈsweɪd/

      UK /pəˈsweɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make someone to do, believe something
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    • poverty

      US /ˈpɑvəti/

      UK /ˈpɔvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being poor
      • Lack of something necessary
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    • scrap

      US /skræp/

      UK /skræp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To fight with someone
      • Noun
      • A fight with someone
      • Small piece of something especially paper or cloth
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    • shambolic

      US /ʃæmˈbɑ:lɪk/

      UK /ʃæmˈbɒlɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Disorderly or chaotic; messy
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    • squeeze

      US /skwiz/

      UK /skwi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
      • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force or threaten someone to give you something
      • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
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    • tear

      US /tɛr/

      UK /teə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drop of salty water from the eye
      • Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move very quickly, often with carelessness
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    • through the floor

      US /θru ðə flɔr/

      UK /θru: ðə flɔ:/

      • other
      • To decrease or fall extremely quickly.
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    • timeless

      US /ˈtaɪmlɪs/

      UK /ˈtaɪmləs/

      • Adjective
      • Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
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    • universal

      US /ˌjunəˈvɚsəl/

      UK /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:sl/

      • Adjective
      • Existing in all places at all times for all people
      • Done or experienced by everyone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Things which apply equally to everyone
      • A general term, idea, or concept applicable to many particular things.
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    • unveil

      US /ʌnˈvel/

      UK /ˌʌnˈveɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove something's outer covering
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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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    • 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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    • 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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