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Vocabulary

  • at least: As a minimum
  • the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • in charge: To be responsible for
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
  • to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • give in: To submit work; hand in
  • kick out: To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
  • mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
  • territory: Area of land defended by an animal
  • sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
  • leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
  • convey: To carry or transport something
  • predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
  • dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
  • exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
  • dominant: The strongest; most powerful
  • democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
  • hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
  • ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
  • corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
  • shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
  • portray: To play a character in theater or on film
  • authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
  • seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • impose: To make someone to do or endure something
  • dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
  • invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
  • lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
  • nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • fix: Answer to a problem
  • funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
  • mob: A secret criminal organization
  • united: To join or come together for the same goal
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • live: To be alive
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • international: Of or relating to several countries
  • protection: Being kept from harm
  • price: Person's name
  • smell: To have a particular odor
  • espresso: Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
  • dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
  • blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
  • shit: A coarse term for defecation
  • western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
  • satire: Written criticism made in a funny way
  • hitch: To ask for and get (a ride in someone's car)
  • tyrannical: Forcing people to do what you want, as by threats
  • mafia: Secret criminal organization
  • ark: Thing that affords protection or safety
  • rampage: To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way
  • covenant: Solemn promise or vow
  • extortion: Act of threatening people to get money
  • superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
  • oil: A liquid used for frying foods
  • bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
  • goddammit: Swear word (used to show extreme annoyance)
  • soprano: Pitch range of the highest female voice
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    • abandon

      US /əˈbændən/

      UK /ə'bændən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
      • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wild, carefree behavior
      B1
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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
      B1
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
      A2TOEIC
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    • ark

      US /ɑrk/

      UK /ɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Thing that affords protection or safety
      B2
      More
    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
      More
    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
      A2
      More
    • authoritarian

      US /əˌθɔ:rəˈteriən/

      UK /ɔ:ˌθɒrɪˈteəriən/

      • Noun
      • Person expecting complete obedience
      • Adjective
      • Expecting complete obedience to your rules
      • Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
      B2
      More
    • bikini

      US /bɪˈkini/

      UK /bɪ'ki:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Two-piece swim suit for women
      B2
      More
    • blockade

      US /blɑ:ˈkeɪd/

      UK /blɒˈkeɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To block or impede the movement of people, objects
      • Noun
      • Arrangement that blocks or impedes movement
      B2
      More
    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
      A2
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    • convey

      US /kənˈve/

      UK /kən'veɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To carry or transport something
      • To make aware or tell others information
      B1
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    • corruption

      US /kəˈrʌpʃən/

      UK /kəˈrʌpʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being damaged or spoiled
      • Illegal, immoral dishonesty
      B1
      More
    • covenant

      US /ˈkʌvənənt/

      UK /ˈkʌvənənt/

      • Noun
      • Solemn promise or vow
      • A solemn agreement between God and humans.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To enter into a formal agreement.
      C2
      More
    • crude

      US /krud/

      UK /kru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking manners or finesse; rude
      B1
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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.
      B1
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    • dictate

      US /ˈdɪkˌtet/

      UK /dɪk'teɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak while someone writes down your words
      • To make a thing necessary
      B1TOEIC
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    • dominant

      US /ˈdɑmənənt/

      UK /ˈdɒmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • The strongest; most powerful
      • Being the most common, significant or important
      • Noun
      • (Music) The fifth note of a scale.
      B1
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    • dust

      US /dʌst/

      UK /dʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
      • To wipe something to remove dirt
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
      A2
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    • espresso

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
      C1
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    • exclusively

      US /ɪkˈsklusɪvlɪ/

      UK /ɪk'sklu:sɪvlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • For the use of only one person or group
      • Completely; without anything else being involved.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • extortion

      US /ɪkˈstɔrʃən/

      UK /ɪk'stɔ:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of threatening people to get money
      C1
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
      A2TOEIC
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    • fix

      US /fɪks/

      UK /fɪks/

      • Noun
      • Answer to a problem
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange or prepare something
      • To attach something so it will not move or change
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • force in

      US /fɔrs ɪn/

      UK /fɔ:rs ɪn/

      • other
      • To enter a place by applying physical force.
      B2
      More
    • frankly

      US /ˈfræŋkli/

      UK /ˈfræŋkli/

      • Adverb
      • Speaking honestly and directly
      • Used to express disagreement or mild disapproval.
      B2
      More
    • funnel

      US /ˈfʌnəl/

      UK /ˈfʌnl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • to send something directly and intentionally.
      • To move a thing through a narrow opening or space
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cone-shaped tool for pouring liquid into container
      • Large metal chimney on ships
      B2TOEIC
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
      A1
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    • give in

      US /ɡɪv ɪn/

      UK /ɡiv in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To submit work; hand in
      • To stop resisting; to surrender
      A1
      More
    • goddammit

      US /ɡɒdæ'mɪt/

      UK /ɡɒdæ'mɪt/

      • Interjection
      • Swear word (used to show extreme annoyance)
      C2
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      A1
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    • hand over

      US /hænd ˈovɚ/

      UK /hænd ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give into the possession or control of another
      A1
      More
    • hemisphere

      US /ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr/

      UK /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One half of a rounded, ball-like object
      • One of the two masses forming the brain
      B2
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    • hitch

      US /hɪtʃ/

      UK /hɪtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask for and get (a ride in someone's car)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a trailer to a car; tow
      B2
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    • impose

      US /ɪmˈpoʊz/

      UK /ɪmˈpəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone to do or endure something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • in charge

      US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Adverb
      • To be responsible for
      A1
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
      A1
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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.
      B1
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    • kick out

      US /kɪk aʊt/

      UK /kik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
      A2
      More
    • lap

      US /læp/

      UK /læp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
      • Noun
      • A gentle repeated motion against something
      • Area between the waist and knees when seated
      B1
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    • leverage

      US /ˈlɛvərɪdʒ, ˈlivə-/

      UK /'li:vərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An advantage which gives you influence or power
      • An advantage gained through the use of resources or a strategic position
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use an advantage which gives you influence
      B2TOEIC
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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
      A1
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    • mafia

      US /ˈmɑfɪˌɑ/

      UK /ˈmɑ:fɪɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Secret criminal organization
      B2
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    • mess

      US /mɛs/

      UK /mes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
      • A difficult or confused situation.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
      A2
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    • mob

      US /mɑb/

      UK /mɒb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A secret criminal organization
      • Large collection of people that share an interest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move close to (a star, etc.) in a large group
      B2
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    • mobile

      US /ˈmoʊbl/

      UK /'məʊbaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be moved or able to move
      • Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
      • Countable Noun
      • Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
      • A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
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    • oil

      US /ɔɪl/

      UK /ɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A liquid used for frying foods
      • Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a liquid for frying foods
      • To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
      A2
      More
    • portray

      US /pɔ:rˈtreɪ/

      UK /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To play a character in theater or on film
      • To represent something for artistic purposes
      B2
      More
    • predator

      US /ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr/

      UK /'predətə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • An animal that hunts and kills other animals
      • Person preying on the weak to gain advantage
      B1
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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.
      A2TOEIC
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    • protection

      US /prəˈtɛkʃən/

      UK /prəˈtekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being kept from harm
      A2TOEIC
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    • rampage

      US /ˈræmˌpedʒ/

      UK /'ræmpeɪdʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way
      • Noun
      • Violent, reckless, or riotous behavior
      C1
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    • satire

      US /'sætaɪər/

      UK /'sætaɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Written criticism made in a funny way
      • Exposing the negative qualities through humor
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • seize

      US /siz/

      UK /si:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take a place with force, as by military action
      • To arrest or catch someone
      B1
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    • shame

      US /ʃem/

      UK /ʃeɪm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel ashamed
      A2
      More
    • shit on

      US /ʃɪt ɔn/

      UK /ʃɪt ɒn/

      • other
      • To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
      C1
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    • smell

      US /smɛl/

      UK /smel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a particular odor
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sense that something is not right
      • To notice a particular odor
      A2
      More
    • sneak

      US /snik/

      UK /sni:k/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move around in a way so no one will see you
      • To take something somewhere/give secretly
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around in such a way no one will see you
      B2
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    • soprano

      US /səˈpræno,-ˈprɑno/

      UK /sə'prɑ:nəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Pitch range of the highest female voice
      • Noun
      • Female singer with the highest pitch range
      C1
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    • superpower

      US /ˈsu:pərpaʊə(r)/

      UK /ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • State powerful enough to influence world events
      C2
      More
    • take over

      US /tek ˈovɚ/

      UK /teik ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain control of (a company) from someone else
      • To assume control or possession of something.
      A1
      More
    • territory

      US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori/

      UK /'terətrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of land defended by an animal
      • Area of particular knowledge or experience
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • the bottom line

      US /ði ˈbɑtəm laɪn/

      UK /ðə ˈbɔtəm lain/

      • Noun
      • The most important thing; the essential point.
      • The net income or profit of a company.
      A2
      More
    • to hand

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
      • To offer assistance or help.
      A1
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    • tuck

      US /tʌk/

      UK /tʌk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into a small or safe place
      • To put something gently into place, as to hide it
      • Noun
      • Fold sewn into a skirt, etc. to improve the fit
      B1
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    • tyrannical

      US /tɪˈrænɪkəl, taɪ-/

      UK /tɪˈrænɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Forcing people to do what you want, as by threats
      C1
      More
    • united

      US /juˈnaɪtɪd/

      UK /jʊ'naɪtɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join or come together for the same goal
      • Adjective
      • Joined or combined together
      A2
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
      A1
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
      More
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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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    #venezuela#trump#oil#mafia#greenland#hemisphere

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