Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • takes effect: To become operative; to come into force or begin to apply.
  • fit the bill: To be suitable for a particular purpose; to meet the requirements.
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • in some part: In a certain area or location, but not everywhere.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • stand by: To keep to an agreement
  • on time
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
  • in droves: In large numbers; in a large group.
  • rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
  • to order: To give an instruction or command.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
  • strike: To hit something
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • district: Area of a country, city, or town
  • sink: To push something down into the ground
  • poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • representative: Typical example of a particular category
  • election: Process of choosing someone by voting
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
  • drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
  • deep: Complex and important
  • secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
  • income: Earned money from work, investments or business
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • con: To trick or deceive someone
  • senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • audit: To examine (finances) carefully for accuracy
  • razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
  • statistical: Concerning the math of data
  • anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
  • cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • warrior: Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
  • commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
  • ethos: Guiding principles of a group
  • boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
  • republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
  • flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
  • tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
  • mark: Person's name
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • caucus: Private meeting of people in a political party
  • underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
  • admiral: A person with a high rank in a navy
  • affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
  • reelection: Act of election or being elected again
  • unpopular: Disliked by many people
  • televise: To transmit or broadcast something on television
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    • admiral

      US /ˈædmərəl/

      UK /'ædmərəl/

      • Noun
      • A person with a high rank in a navy
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    • affordability

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cheap enough to buy something you want
      B1
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    • announce

      US /əˈnaʊns/

      UK /əˈnaʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a public statement about a plan, decision
      A2
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    • anti

      US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/

      UK /'æntɪ/

      • Adjective
      • A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • audit

      US /ˈɔdɪt/

      UK /ˈɔ:dɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine (finances) carefully for accuracy
      • Noun
      • Examining financial accounts to ensure accuracy
      A2TOEIC
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
      A2TOEIC
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    • boot

      US /but/

      UK /bu:t/

      • Noun
      • Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kick something, e.g. ball into goal
      • To start the operating system on a computer
      A2
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • cabinet

      US /ˈkæbənɪt/

      UK /ˈkæbɪnət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
      • Group of advisors to a leader of a government
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the group of senior government ministers.
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    • cage

      US /kedʒ/

      UK /keɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
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    • caucus

      US /ˈkɔkəs/

      UK /'kɔ:kəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Private meeting of people in a political party
      • Noun
      • A meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement.
      • A group of people with shared concerns within a political party or organization.
      C1TOEIC
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    • cognitive

      US /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈkɒgnətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • The process of knowing and remembering
      • Relating to the ability to think and reason.
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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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    • commander

      US /kəˈmændə(r)/

      UK /kəˈmɑ:ndə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person with authority who commands or controls
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    • con

      US /kɑ:n/

      UK /kɒn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick or deceive someone
      • Noun
      • Argument pointing out the negatives of a position
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • democratic

      US /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/

      UK /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
      • Based on the principle that all members have equal rights.
      B2
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    • district

      US /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

      UK /'dɪstrɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a country, city, or town
      • A region or area known for a particular activity, industry, or feature.
      A2
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    • double down

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
      • To reinforce one's commitment to a particular course of action, even in the face of opposition or risk.
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    • drug

      US /drʌɡ/

      UK /drʌɡ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
      • Chemical used as a medicine
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
      A2
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    • election

      US /ɪˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪ'lekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of choosing someone by voting
      B1TOEIC
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    • ethos

      US /ˈi:θɑ:s/

      UK /ˈi:θɒs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Guiding principles of a group
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
      • The moral element in dramatic literature by which the character is determined.
      B2
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • fit the bill

      US /fɪt ði bɪl/

      UK /fit ðə bil/

      • Idiom
      • To be suitable for a particular purpose; to meet the requirements.
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    • flu

      US /flu/

      UK /flu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness causing headache, fever etc.
      • A specific instance or bout of influenza.
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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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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in droves

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In large numbers; in a large group.
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    • in some part

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a certain area or location, but not everywhere.
      • To a certain extent or degree, but not completely.
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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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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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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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    • mark

      US /mɑrk/

      UK /mɑ:k/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
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    • on time

      US /ɑn taɪm/

      UK /ɔn taim/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Arriving at or done by the required time
      • Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • poll

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
      • Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a group of people in a vote or election
      B1TOEIC
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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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    • 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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    • razor

      US /ˈrezɚ/

      UK /ˈreɪzə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
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    • reelection

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Act of election or being elected again
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    • representative

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/

      UK /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/

      • Noun
      • Typical example of a particular category
      • Politician who acts on behalf of the people
      • Adjective
      • Acting or speaking for other people
      • Typical of a particular group or thing
      A2TOEIC
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    • republican

      US /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/

      UK /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Supporter of the conservative US political party
      • Adjective
      • Of a republic; not favoring a monarchy
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    • roll it

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
      • To bowl a ball.
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    • rule out

      US /rul aʊt/

      UK /ru:l aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
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    • senator

      US /ˈsɛnətɚ/

      UK /ˈsenətə(r)/

      • Noun
      • An elected politician belonging to the senate
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    • sink

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Countable Noun
      • Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
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    • stab

      US /stæb/

      UK /stæb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
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    • stand by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep to an agreement
      • To wait for something to happen, e.g. TV broadcast
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    • statistical

      US /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/

      UK /stə'tɪstɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the math of data
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • strike

      US /straɪk/

      UK /straɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something
      • To remove or erase.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A punch or hit
      • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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    • takes effect

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become operative; to come into force or begin to apply.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

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

      US /tæks/

      UK /tæks/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To require a lot of physical or mental effort
      • (Government) to take money from a country's people
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money taken by a government from its people
      • A heavy demand or burden.
      A2TOEIC
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    • televise

      US /ˈtɛləˌvaɪz/

      UK /'telɪvaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transmit or broadcast something on television
      B1
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • to order

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give an instruction or command.
      • To request something to be made, supplied, or served.
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    • underwater

      US /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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    • unpopular

      US /ʌnˈpɑpjəlɚ/

      UK /ʌnˈpɒpjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Disliked by many people
      B1
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
      A2
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    • warrior

      US /ˈwɔriɚ,ˈwɑr-/

      UK /'wɒrɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
      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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