Vocabulary

  • take out: To apply for and get a license
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
  • on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
  • call in: To ask others for help when in need
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • followed up: To check information or facts later
  • at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
  • on the back foot: In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • have to: Must do
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • except for: Not including; excluding.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • together with: In addition to; along with.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • set up
  • in power: Having control of a country or organization.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
  • strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • strike: To hit something
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • conduct: Your behavior
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
  • suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • regime: A system of management; a form of government
  • ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
  • intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
  • democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
  • likelihood: Chance that something might happen
  • apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
  • flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
  • withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
  • sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
  • invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
  • aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • suspend: To hang something or someone from something
  • drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
  • cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
  • united: To join or come together for the same goal
  • escalation: An increase in severity
  • repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
  • prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
  • cordial: A fruit-based drink
  • buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
  • guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
  • marina: Person's name
  • oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
  • defection: Abandoning or leaving something to go to a rival
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    • ally

      US /'ælaɪ/

      UK /'ælaɪ/

      • Noun
      • Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join a group to offer or receive support
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • apparatus

      US /ˌæpəˈretəs, -ˈrætəs/

      UK /ˌæpə'reɪtəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
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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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    • aspire

      US /əˈspaɪr/

      UK /əˈspaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a great ambition or goal
      B2
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    • at stake

      US /æt stek/

      UK /æt steik/

      • Phrase
      • At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
      • In question; depending on what happens
      • Adjective
      • At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful.
      A1
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
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    • buildup

      US /'bɪldˌʌp/

      UK /'bɪldˌʌp/

      • Noun
      • Making people feel excited about some new event
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    • call in

      US /kɔl ɪn/

      UK /kɔ:l in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ask others for help when in need
      • To make a phone call to your office; to contact
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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
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    • cocaine

      US /ˈkoʊˌkeɪn/

      UK /kəʊˈkeɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Illegal drug made from coca leaves
      • A street name for the drug cocaine.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To use cocaine.
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    • conduct

      US / kənˈdʌkt/

      UK /kənˈdʌkt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Your behavior
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
      • To let electricity or heat travel through
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    • cordial

      US /ˈkɔrdʒəl/

      UK /ˈkɔ:djəl/

      • Noun
      • A fruit-based drink
      • Adjective
      • Having a pleasant and friendly manner; welcoming
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    • correspondent

      US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/

      UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
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    • decrease

      US /dɪˈkris/

      UK /dɪˈkri:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce the size, amount or number of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount by which something has been reduced
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    • defection

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Abandoning or leaving something to go to a rival
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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.
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    • dialogue

      US /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ/

      UK /'daɪəlɒɡ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Conversation between two or more individuals
      • A discussion or series of discussions between people or groups, especially ones aimed at resolving a problem.
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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
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    • escalation

      US /ˌeskə'leɪʃn/

      UK /ˌeskə'leɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in severity
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    • except for

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/

      UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Not including; excluding.
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    • exit

      US /ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt/

      UK /ˈeksɪt/

      • Noun
      • A door that you go through to leave a place
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a certain place
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    • flee

      US /fli/

      UK /fli:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
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    • followed up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To check information or facts later
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To contact someone again after an initial meeting or communication.
      • To take further action; to pursue something further.
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • guerrilla

      US /ɡəˈrɪlə/

      UK /gəˈrɪlə/

      • Noun
      • Person fighting for a political cause
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in power

      US /ɪn ˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /in ˈpauə/

      • Adjective
      • Having control of a country or organization.
      • Phrase
      • During a period of holding authority or control.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • increasingly

      US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

      UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • More and more; in greater degree or amount
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    • individual

      US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Single person, looked at separately from others
      • A single thing or item, especially when part of a set or group.
      • Adjective
      • Made for use by one single person
      • Having a distinct manner different from others
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    • intervention

      US /ˌɪntə'venʃn/

      UK /ˌɪntə'venʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
      • The use of military force by a country in another country's internal affairs.
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    • invade

      US /ɪnˈved/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To enter something causing a harmful result
      • To enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
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    • invasion

      US /ɪnˈveʒən/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Entry into a place to cause harm
      • An unwelcome intrusion into another's domain.
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    • leave it there

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To put something down and not move it from that location.
      • To stop working on something and postpone it for later.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow something to remain at a specific location.
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    • likelihood

      US /ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈlaɪklihʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chance that something might happen
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    • marina

      US /məˈrinə/

      UK /məˈri:nə/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Countable Noun
      • Harbor made for yachts and small boats
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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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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    • on sunday

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Every Sunday; each Sunday.
      • Referring to a particular Sunday.
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    • on the back foot

      US /ɑn ðə bæk fʊt/

      UK /ɒn ðə bæk fʊt/

      • other
      • In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • oscar

      US

      UK

      • Proper Noun
      • Annual award given in the movie industry
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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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    • prize

      US /praɪz/

      UK /praɪz/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something won in a contest or given as an award
      • Something valuable that many people would like
      • Adjective
      • Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
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    • provoke

      US /prəˈvoʊk/

      UK /prəˈvəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
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    • regime

      US /reˈʒim, rɪ-/

      UK /reɪˈʒi:m/

      • Noun
      • A system of management; a form of government
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    • repression

      US /rɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /rɪˈpreʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
      B2
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    • retaliation

      US / rɪˌtælɪˈeʃən/

      UK /rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Revenge for something harmful or wrong
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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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    • severe

      US /səˈvɪr/

      UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; harsh
      • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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    • strategy

      US /ˈstrætədʒi/

      UK /'strætədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
      • Branch of military dealing with command
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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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    • sufficient

      US /səˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /səˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Having or providing enough when needed
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    • suspect

      US /səˈspɛkt/

      UK /sə'spekt/

      • Noun
      • Person thought to have committed a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
      • To doubt or lack trust
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    • suspend

      US /səˈspɛnd/

      UK /sə'spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hang something or someone from something
      • To stop something for a period of time; interrupt
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    • take out

      US /tek aʊt/

      UK /teik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To apply for and get a license
      • To take someone on a date
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
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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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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • together with

      US /təˈɡɛðɚ wɪð/

      UK /təˈɡeðə wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; along with.
      • Including; as well as.
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    • transition

      US /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/

      UK /trænˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change from one state, movement, place to another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change state, movement, place, or subject
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    • united

      US /juˈnaɪtɪd/

      UK /jʊ'naɪtɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join or come together for the same goal
      • Adjective
      • Joined or combined together
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    • withdraw

      US /wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-/

      UK /wɪð'drɔ:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take money out of a bank account
      • To pull back; move away or backward from something
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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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