Vocabulary

  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • get here: To arrive at a specific location.
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • first off: To begin with; firstly.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
  • at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • a good portion: A significant or substantial amount of something.
  • into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
  • essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
  • significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • efficient: Able to produce results without waste
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • regime: A system of management; a form of government
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • account: An advantage
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • sanction: Official support or approval
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • part: Division of a book
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • indictment: Charge of committing a crime
  • outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
  • automobile: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
  • globally: Throughout the world
  • blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
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    • a good portion

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A significant or substantial amount of something.
      • An adequate or fair share of something.
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    • administration

      US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/

      UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
      • The work of running something, e.g. a business
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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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    • aluminum

      US /ə'lju:minəm/

      UK /ə'lju:minəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
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    • at its peak

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
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    • automobile

      US /ˌɔtəmoˈbil, -ˈmoˌbil/

      UK /ˈɔ:təməbi:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
      • The industry involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of automobiles.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the design or manufacture of automobiles.
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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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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    • behind the scenes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Secretly or without being known to the public.
      • In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
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    • blindfold

      US /ˈblaɪndˌfold/

      UK /'blaɪndfəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
      • To prevent someone from seeing or understanding something clearly.
      • Countable Noun
      • A cloth tied over your eyes so you can't see
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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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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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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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    • contribute

      US /kənˈtrɪbjut/

      UK /kən'trɪbju:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be a factor in causing something to happen
      • To donate, give (money) or help to something
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • efficient

      US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /ɪˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Able to produce results without waste
      • Capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (of time, energy, or other resources).
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    • elite

      US /iˈliːt/

      UK /iˈliːt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
      • A person of the elite class.
      • Adjective
      • Belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
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    • essentially

      US /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
      • Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
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    • fate

      US /fet/

      UK /feɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What will happen to you in the future, often bad
      • Power that determines what happens; destiny
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    • first off

      US /fɚst ɔf/

      UK /fə:st ɔf/

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; firstly.
      • Most importantly; above all else.
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    • get here

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To arrive at a specific location.
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    • globally

      US /'ɡloʊbəlɪ/

      UK /'ɡləʊbəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Throughout the world
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • indict

      US /ɪnˈdaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈdaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accuse someone of doing something wrong
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    • indictment

      US /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/

      • Noun
      • Charge of committing a crime
      • A sign that a system, society, etc. is bad or wrong.
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    • inflict

      US /ɪnˈflɪkt/

      UK /ɪn'flɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone endure (something bad)
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    • into power

      US /ˈɪntu ˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /ˈɪntəʊ ˈpaʊə/

      • other
      • To gain political control or leadership position.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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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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    • mission

      US /ˈmɪʃən/

      UK /'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A task or role someone is given to do
      • Special assignment given to a person or group
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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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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • outstanding

      US /aʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈaʊtˌstæn-/

      UK /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Being better/distinct from others; specially good
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    • peak

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Noun
      • Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
      • The very top of a mountain
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To reach the highest or best point
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    • portion

      US /ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor-/

      UK /'pɔ:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Serving of food that is intended for one person
      • Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something to divide among people
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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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    • regime

      US /reˈʒim, rɪ-/

      UK /reɪˈʒi:m/

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

      US /ˈsæŋkʃən/

      UK /'sæŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official support or approval
      • Action taken to force a country to obey laws
      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow or approve something
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    • scenario

      US /səˈner.i.oʊ/

      UK /sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/

      • Noun
      • An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • significantly

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is important or noticeable
      • In a way that is meaningful
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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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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    • unfold

      US /ʌnˈfold/

      UK /ʌn'fəʊld/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
      • To open something that was folded
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To happen, be told or be revealed
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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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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