Vocabulary

  • automotive industry: The sector of industry involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of motor vehicles.
  • coordinate with: To work together efficiently and harmoniously with someone or a group to achieve a common goal.
  • get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
  • threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
  • make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • enormous: Huge; very big; very important
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • presence: The same place or area that a person is
  • urge: A strong desire for something
  • demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
  • territory: Area of land defended by an animal
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
  • statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
  • political: Being active or interested in government matters
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
  • association: Organization of people with the same interest
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • threat: Warning of probable trouble
  • coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
  • undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
  • rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
  • autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
  • speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
  • correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
  • spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
  • tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
  • assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • part: Division of a book
  • echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
  • mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
  • unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
  • transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean
  • renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
  • bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
  • automotive: Concerning cars
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    • absurd

      US /əbˈsɚd, -ˈzɚd/

      UK /əb'sɜ:d/

      • Adjective
      • So foolish as to be difficult to believe
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    • assessment

      US /əˈsɛsmənt/

      UK /əˈsesmənt/

      • Noun
      • Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
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    • association

      US /əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn/

      UK /əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Organization of people with the same interest
      B1TOEIC
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • automotive

      US /ˌɔtəˈmotɪv/

      UK /ˌɔ:təˈməʊtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning cars
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    • automotive industry

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The sector of industry involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of motor vehicles.
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    • autonomous

      US /ɔ:ˈtɑ:nəməs/

      UK /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Able to control or decide matters by itself
      B2
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    • bloc

      US /blɑ:k/

      UK /blɒk/

      • Noun
      • People or nations with similar political aims
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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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    • 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
      A2
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    • commit

      US /kəˈmɪt/

      UK /kə'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something bad, usually a crime
      • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
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    • coordinate

      US /ko'ɔrdəˈnet/

      UK /kəʊ'ɔ:dɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To match styles or colors that go well together
      • To cause body parts to move smoothly together
      • Noun
      • Point on a map defining a location e.g. 135N, 34W
      • A matching set of clothes.
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    • coordinate with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To work together efficiently and harmoniously with someone or a group to achieve a common goal.
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    • correspondent

      US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/

      UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
      B1
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    • demand

      US /dɪˈmænd/

      UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire customers have to buy product, service
      • A strong request for someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly request someone to do something
      • To need something.
      A2TOEIC
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    • deploy

      US /dɪˈplɔɪ/

      UK /dɪˈplɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put into position (often a military operation)
      • To put something into use or action.
      B1TOEIC
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    • downward

      US /ˈdaʊnwərd/

      UK /ˈdaʊnwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
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    • echo

      US /'ekoʊ/

      UK /'ekəʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
      • (Of a sound) to be repeated
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Repetition of sounds after bouncing off something
      • A repetition of events or circumstances
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    • enormous

      US /ɪˈnɔrməs/

      UK /iˈnɔ:məs/

      • Adjective
      • Huge; very big; very important
      • Very great in size, amount, or degree.
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
      B1
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • get a sense

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or perceive something intuitively.
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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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    • 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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    • mechanical

      US /mɪˈkænɪkəl/

      UK /məˈkænɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Done without thought or feeling; automatic
      • Using or concerning machines
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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
      B1TOEIC
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    • political

      US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

      UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being active or interested in government matters
      • Diplomatic
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    • presence

      US /ˈprɛzəns/

      UK /ˈprezns/

      • Noun
      • The same place or area that a person is
      • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
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    • rapid

      US /ˈræpɪd/

      UK /ˈræpɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Moving or happening very quickly
      • Noun
      • Rough and fast-moving part of a river
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    • renew

      US /rɪˈnu, -ˈnju/

      UK /rɪ'nju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
      • To replace something old or worn by something new
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • rhetoric

      US /ˈrɛtərɪk/

      UK /ˈretərɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of public speaking or writing techniques
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • sovereignty

      US /ˈsɑ:vrənti/

      UK /ˈsɒvrənti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The power a country has to decide for itself
      B2
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • speculation

      US /ˌspɛkjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Taking risks that might lead to big profits
      • Prediction or guess about future events/outcomes
      B2
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    • spiral

      US /ˈspaɪrəl/

      UK /'spaɪrəl/

      • Noun
      • A continuous curve round a central point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in a continuous curve round a point
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    • statement

      US / ˈstetmənt/

      UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Record of activity in a bank account over time
      • Act or process of saying something formally
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • strict

      US /strɪkt/

      UK /strɪkt/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to enforce rules; severe
      • (Of orders) that must be obeyed
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    • tariff

      US /ˈtærɪf/

      UK /'tærɪf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • List of fixed prices at hotel
      • Tax that a government collects on imported goods
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    • territory

      US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori/

      UK /'terətrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of land defended by an animal
      • Area of particular knowledge or experience
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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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    • threat

      US /θrɛt/

      UK /θret/

      • Noun
      • Warning of probable trouble
      • A warning that you may be harmed
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    • threat to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
      • A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
      B2
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    • transatlantic

      US /ˌtrænsətˈlæntɪk, ˌtrænz-/

      UK /ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Going across the Atlantic Ocean
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    • undermine

      US /ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
      • To excavate the foundation or supporting material of (a building, cliff, etc.).
      B2TOEIC
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    • unity

      US /ˈjunɪti/

      UK /'ju:nətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being in full agreement; being joined together
      • Quality of having parts that fit or work together
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    • urge

      US /ɚdʒ/

      UK /ɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A strong desire for something
      • Strong pressure on someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To drive something forward
      • To ask or encourage someone to do something
      A2
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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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