Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • actions speak louder than words: What people do is more important than what they say.
  • as useful: Equally useful; to the same degree of usefulness.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • together with: In addition to; along with.
  • out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
  • looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
  • zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
  • in one voice: Speaking or agreeing with complete unity.
  • at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • in terms of
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • foundation: Base or important starting point
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
  • democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
  • fellow: Man or a boy
  • institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
  • deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
  • drone: A remote controlled flying device
  • portray: To play a character in theater or on film
  • unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • gather: To bring objects together into one place
  • constructive: Having positive effective results
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
  • delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
  • flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
  • diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
  • jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
  • territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
  • dependency: Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
  • unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
  • improvisation: Doing something without preparation
  • envoy: Person sent to represent his, her country
  • defence: The process of protecting something from attack
  • enlargement: Act or process of making something larger
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    • actions speak louder than words

      US /ˈækʃənz spik ˈlaʊdɚ ðən wɝdz/

      UK /ˈækʃənz spi:k ˈlaudə ðən wɜ:dz/

      • Proverb
      • What people do is more important than what they say.
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    • alliance

      US /əˈlaɪəns/

      UK /əˈlaɪəns/

      • Noun
      • Group of people/organizations working together
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • as useful

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Equally useful; to the same degree of usefulness.
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    • at risk

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In danger; likely to be harmed
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • at war

      US /æt wɔr/

      UK /æt wɔ:/

      • Phrase
      • Engaged in a war; fighting
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • conflict

      US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

      UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
      • A serious disagreement or argument.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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    • constructive

      US /kənˈstrʌktɪv/

      UK /kənˈstrʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having positive effective results
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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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    • decent

      US /ˈdisənt/

      UK /ˈdi:snt/

      • Adjective
      • Being fairly good; acceptable
      • Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
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    • deception

      US /dɪˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /dɪ'sepʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
      • The quality of being deceptive; misleading.
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    • defence

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪˈfens/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of protecting something from attack
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    • delegation

      US /ˌdɛlɪˈɡeʃən/

      UK /ˌdelɪˈgeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of people sent as representatives
      • Act of giving responsibilities to others
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    • democracy

      US /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/

      UK /dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System of government in which everyone is equal
      • Principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a society.
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    • dependency

      US /dɪˈpendənsi/

      UK /dɪˈpendənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
      A2TOEIC
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    • diplomacy

      US /dɪˈploməsi/

      UK /dɪˈpləʊməsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
      • The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations; skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility.
      B2
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    • drone

      US /dron/

      UK /drəʊn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A remote controlled flying device
      • Male bee
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk in a continually dull or monotonous voice
      • To make a continuous low humming sound.
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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    • enlargement

      US /ɪnˈlɑ:rdʒmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈlɑ:dʒmənt/

      • Noun
      • Act or process of making something larger
      B1TOEIC
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    • envoy

      US /ˈɛnˌvɔɪ, ˈɑn-/

      UK /ˈenvɔɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person sent to represent his, her country
      B2
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    • equation

      US /ɪˈkweʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ɪˈkweɪʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
      • Complex set of different facts, ideas or issues
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    • fellow

      US /ˈfɛlo/

      UK /'feləʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Man or a boy
      • Student paid to study and teach after college
      • Adjective
      • Being of the same kind
      • Sharing a particular activity, situation, or characteristic.
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    • flexibility

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
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    • foundation

      US /faʊnˈdeʃən/

      UK /faunˈdeiʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Base or important starting point
      • Underground base on which building is constructed
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    • gather

      US /ˈɡæðɚ/

      UK /ˈgæðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring objects together into one place
      • To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
      • Noun
      • Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
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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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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • gravity

      US /ˈɡrævɪti/

      UK /ˈgrævəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
      • Force making things fall towards the ground
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • improvisation

      US /ɪmˌprɑvɪˈzeʃən, ˌɪmprəvɪ-/

      UK /ˌɪmprəvaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Doing something without preparation
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    • in one voice

      US /ɪn wʌn vɔɪs/

      UK /ɪn wʌn vɔɪs/

      • other
      • Speaking or agreeing with complete unity.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

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

      US / ˈɪnstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'ɪnstɪtju:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organization studying science, engineering etc.
      • A short intensive course of instruction, often focusing on a specific topic.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start or commence doing, e.g. a business plan
      • To establish or start (a system, rule, or course of action).
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    • jar

      US /dʒɑr/

      UK /dʒɑ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
      • To make a harsh sound to the ears
      • Countable Noun
      • Glass container for foods
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    • jolly

      US /'dʒɑ:lɪ/

      UK /'dʒɒlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
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    • looking out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take care and watch something carefully
      • To be careful; to be vigilant
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be careful or vigilant
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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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    • out of it

      US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv it/

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
      • Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
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    • portray

      US /pɔ:rˈtreɪ/

      UK /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To play a character in theater or on film
      • To represent something for artistic purposes
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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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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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • sabotage

      US /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/

      UK /'sæbətɑ:ʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destroying or damaging so as to weaken enemy, etc.
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    • sow

      US /so/

      UK /saʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To plant seeds in an area of ground
      • Countable Noun
      • An adult female pig.
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    • substantial

      US /səbˈstænʃəl/

      UK /səbˈstænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
      • Being large in degree, quantity, or size
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    • sustain

      US /səˈsten/

      UK /sə'steɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lengthen or continue to do something
      • To support or maintain someone or something
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    • take away from

      US /tek əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /teik əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
      • To remove or detract from a particular quality or fact.
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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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    • territorial

      US /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl, -ˈtor-/

      UK /ˌterəˈtɔ:riəl/

      • Adjective
      • Associated with the ownership of an area
      • Defensive of a space or area.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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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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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • unrealistic

      US /ˌʌnri:əˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
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    • unreliable

      US /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to be trusted or believed
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    • zoom out

      US /zum aʊt/

      UK /zu:m aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
      • To take a broader perspective; to consider the overall context.
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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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