Vocabulary

  • such as: For example; like
  • made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • followed up: To check information or facts later
  • some time ago: At a point in the past; not recently.
  • public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
  • calling the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • initial: First letter of your given name
  • prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
  • conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
  • dispute: To argue with someone about something
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
  • author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
  • totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
  • arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
  • journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
  • intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • public: Owned by the government
  • founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
  • confrontation: A disagreement or argument
  • metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • disgrace: Shame or dishonor
  • offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • weak: Not having a strong character
  • prostitution: Practice of offering sex for money
  • entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
  • lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
  • fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
  • testify: To tell what you know (in court)
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • coffin: Wooden box in which a dead body is put
  • disclose: To make once private information public
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • thirst: Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
  • hunger: Strong desire or need
  • procure: To get something, by making an effort
  • book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
  • underage: Too young to legally do something
  • late: At a time after the expected time
  • musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
  • commentator: Professional who discusses a particular subject
  • decease: To die
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    • author

      US /ˈɔθɚ/

      UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write book or articles
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    • calling the shots

      US

      UK

      • Verb Phrase
      • To be in charge; to make the decisions.
      • Idiom
      • To be in charge; to make the decisions (present continuous).
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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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    • coffin

      US /ˈkɔ:fɪn/

      UK /ˈkɒfɪn/

      • Noun
      • Wooden box in which a dead body is put
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • commentator

      US /ˈkɑmənˌtetɚ/

      UK /ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Professional who discusses a particular subject
      • A person who comments on events or on a text.
      B2
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    • confrontation

      US /ˌkɑ:nfrənˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A disagreement or argument
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    • conspiracy

      US /kənˈspɪrəsi/

      UK /kən'spɪrəsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Plan made in secret to do something illegal
      B2
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
      A2TOEIC
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    • decease

      US /dɪˈsis/

      UK /dɪˈsi:s/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To die
      B2
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    • disclose

      US /dɪˈskloz/

      UK /dɪs'kləʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make once private information public
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    • disgrace

      US /dɪsˈɡres/

      UK /dɪsˈgreɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shame or dishonor
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    • dispute

      US /dɪˈspjut/

      UK /dɪ'spju:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To argue with someone about something
      • To disagree about who owns or controls something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument with someone about something
      • A question or doubt about something
      B1TOEIC
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    • distance

      US /ˈdɪstəns/

      UK /'dɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of friendliness toward another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of space between two places or things
      • A point or place that is far away.
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    • entitle

      US /ɛnˈtaɪtl/

      UK /ɪnˈtaɪtl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make you eligible to hold a title
      • To give a right (of getting benefits) to someone
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    • fallout

      US /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/

      UK /'fɔ:laʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
      • The adverse results of a situation or action.
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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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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • founder

      US /ˈfaʊndɚ/

      UK /ˈfaʊndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person establishing an organization, school etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of business, idea, etc.) to fail
      • (Of a ship) To be sinking after hitting rocks
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    • hunger

      US /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong desire or need
      • Need for food; a severe lack of food
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel hunger; to suffer from a lack of food.
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    • in control

      US /ɪn kənˈtrol/

      UK /in kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
      • Possessing self-restraint and the ability to manage one's own behavior and emotions.
      • Phrase
      • Having command or authority; managing effectively.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

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

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/

      • Noun
      • First letter of your given name
      • The beginning or commencement of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To authorize something by writing your initials
      • To mark or sign with one's initials.
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    • innocent

      US /ˈɪnəsənt/

      UK /'ɪnəsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
      • (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
      • Noun
      • Person with little experience of the world
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    • intense

      US /ɪnˈtɛns/

      UK /ɪn'tens/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, great or extreme in degree
      • Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
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    • intrigue

      US /ˈɪnˌtriɡ, ɪnˈtriɡ/

      UK /ɪnˈtri:g/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone interested or curious
      • To make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Secret plan; the act of making a secret plan
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    • investigate

      US /ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet/

      UK /ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to find out facts; to carry out research
      A2
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    • journalist

      US /ˈdʒɚnəlɪst/

      UK /ˈdʒɜ:nəlɪst/

      • Noun
      • Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • lodge

      US /lɑdʒ/

      UK /lɒdʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
      • To submit (complaint, application etc.)
      • Noun
      • A wooden house in the mountains
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    • made public

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reveal or announce something to everyone.
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • metropolitan

      US /ˌmetrəˈpɑ:lɪtən/

      UK /ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a very large city
      • Having the style and culture of a metropolis; sophisticated and modern.
      • Noun
      • A resident of a metropolis.
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    • move to

      US /muv tu/

      UK /mu:v tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change the place where you live or work.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed to the next stage or action.
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    • musk

      US /mʌsk/

      UK /mʌsk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
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    • nail

      US /nel/

      UK /neɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
      • Hard part at the end of your finger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things together with metal nails
      • To catch someone doing an illegal activity
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    • offender

      US /əˈfɛndɚ/

      UK /ə'fendə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who breaks a law or other rule
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    • prime

      US /praɪm/

      UK /praɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a person ready for; prepare someone
      • To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the highest in quality or value
      • Concerning the highest level of achievement
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    • procure

      US /prəˈkjʊr/

      UK /prəˈkjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, by making an effort
      • To buy a prostitute for someone
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    • prostitution

      US /ˌprɑstɪˈtuʃən,-ˈt:ʃənju-/

      UK /ˌprɔstɪˈtu:ʃən, -ˈtju:-/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Practice of offering sex for money
      • The use of something in a way that degrades or corrupts it, especially for personal gain.
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    • public life

      US /ˈpʌblɪk laɪf/

      UK /ˈpʌblik laif/

      • Noun
      • The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
      • The state of being exposed to general public attention or knowledge.
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    • react

      US /riˈækt/

      UK /rɪ'ækt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change when mixing with other chemicals
      • To behave or make a change in a particular way
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • responsible

      US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the cause of something that has occurred
      • Having the duty of dealing with something
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    • seize

      US /siz/

      UK /si:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take a place with force, as by military action
      • To arrest or catch someone
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    • some time ago

      US /sʌm taɪm əˈɡo/

      UK /sʌm taim əˈɡəu/

      • Phrase
      • At a point in the past; not recently.
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • sympathy

      US /ˈsɪmpəθi/

      UK /'sɪmpəθɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • testify

      US /'testɪfaɪ/

      UK /'testɪfaɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To tell what you know (in court)
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • thirst

      US /θɚst/

      UK /θɜ:st/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a powerful desire for e.g. knowledge
      • To have a powerful desire to drink
      B2
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    • underage

      US /ˈʌndərɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈʌndəreɪdʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Too young to legally do something
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
      B1TOEIC
      More
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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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