Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • across the board: Broad in scope or content
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • by the job: Payment made for each individual task or job done.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • into perspective: To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • feed through: To pass or guide something through a narrow space.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • for all that: Despite that; even though.
  • perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
  • strike: To hit something
  • priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • initially: At first; originally
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
  • journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • huge: Very very large
  • factor: Something that influences a result
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • hefty: Being heavy or large
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
  • mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • trend: Current style or fashion
  • aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • quarter: 25 cents
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • analysis: Careful study to better understand something
  • duration: Length of time that something lasts
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • sector: Part that a place is divided into
  • tick: To function properly or normally
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • confrontation: A disagreement or argument
  • prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
  • unconditional: With no demands made before agreeing
  • unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
  • weak: Not having a strong character
  • unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
  • expensive: Costing a lot of money
  • gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
  • blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
  • shutdown: Termination of operations
  • tory: British conservative politician
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    • across the board

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Broad in scope or content
      • Adverb
      • Applying to all; comprehensive; universal.
      • Involving all sectors, categories, or items.
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    • analysis

      US /əˈnælɪsɪs/

      UK /əˈnæləsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful study to better understand something
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • blip

      US /blɪp/

      UK /blɪp/

      • Noun
      • Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a brief delay in something
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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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    • by the job

      US /baɪ ðə dʒɑb/

      UK /baɪ ðə dʒɒb/

      • other
      • Payment made for each individual task or job done.
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • confrontation

      US /ˌkɑ:nfrənˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A disagreement or argument
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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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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • duration

      US /duˈreɪʃn/

      UK /djuˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Length of time that something lasts
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    • factor

      US /ˈfæktɚ/

      UK /'fæktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that influences a result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
      • To find the two numbers a number can be divided by
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    • feed through

      US /fid θru/

      UK /fi:d θru:/

      • other
      • To pass or guide something through a narrow space.
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    • filter

      US /ˈfɪltɚ/

      UK /'fɪltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to remove certain types of light, sound
      • Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove certain types of light, sound
      • To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
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    • for all that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Despite that; even though.
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • for the best

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
      • Hoping for a positive outcome.
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    • gasoline

      US /ˈɡæsəˌlin, ˌɡæsəˈlin/

      UK /ˈgæsəli:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid we put in cars to make them run
      • The industry related to the production, distribution, and sale of gasoline.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • grocery

      US /'ɡroʊsərɪ/

      UK /'ɡrəʊsərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
      • Countable Noun
      • A store that sells food and household supplies.
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    • hefty

      US /ˈhɛfti/

      UK /ˈhefti/

      • Adjective
      • Being heavy or large
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    • hesitant

      US /ˈhɛzɪtənt/

      UK /ˈhezɪtənt/

      • Adjective
      • Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
      • Unwilling or reluctant to do something.
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • inflation

      US /ɪnˈfleʃən/

      UK /ɪn'fleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of filling something with air or gas
      • Continual rise in the prices of products
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    • initially

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; originally
      • In the first stage of a process or development.
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    • into perspective

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
      • To show something is not as important as it seemed, compared to something else.
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    • journal

      US /ˈdʒɚnəl/

      UK /ˈdʒə:nl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A diary; record of what you do every day
      • Magazine of academic papers
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • magnitude

      US /ˈmæɡnɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈmægnɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Number representing force of an earthquake
      • Size or importance
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    • mild

      US /maɪld/

      UK /maɪld/

      • Adjective
      • Gentle in nature or behavior
      • Being neither too cold nor too hot
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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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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    • outlook

      US /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/

      UK /ˈaʊtlʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • General feeling or attitude about something
      • Place from which there is a clear view of an area
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    • pandemic

      US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /pæn'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
      • Noun
      • a pandemic disease
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • payroll

      US /ˈpeɪroʊl/

      UK /ˈpeɪrəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money needed to pay those working for a company
      • List of people working for a company
      • Idiom
      • Employed by a company and receiving regular payments.
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    • perspective

      US /pɚˈspɛktɪv/

      UK /pə'spektɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
      • Ability to understand what is important in life
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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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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    • priority

      US /praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr-/

      UK /praɪ'ɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is more important/urgent than others
      • A level of importance assigned to a task or process in a computer system.
      • Adjective
      • Denoting something that constitutes a priority.
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    • prolong

      US /prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɑŋ/

      UK /prə'lɒŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make continue for a longer amount of time
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    • quarter

      US /ˈkwɔrtɚ/

      UK /'kwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • 25 cents
      • 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To split something into four equal parts
      • To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • sector

      US /ˈsɛktɚ, -ˌtɔr/

      UK /ˈsektə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part that a place is divided into
      • Area; type of industry or business
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • shutdown

      US /ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn/

      UK /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Termination of operations
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    • strike

      US /straɪk/

      UK /straɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something
      • To remove or erase.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A punch or hit
      • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • surge

      US /sɜ:rdʒ/

      UK /sɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden movement in one direction by many
      • Sudden or unexpected increase in amount
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move unexpectedly and quickly in one direction
      • To rise to an unexpected height
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    • surrender

      US /səˈrɛndɚ/

      UK /sə'rendə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give up in a fight that you cannot win
      • To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
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    • tick

      US /tɪk/

      UK /tɪk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To function properly or normally
      • (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
      • Countable Noun
      • Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
      • Written mark to show something is correct or done
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    • tory

      US /ˈtɔri, ˈtori/

      UK /ˈtɔ:ri/

      • Proper Noun
      • British conservative politician
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    • trend

      US /trɛnd/

      UK /trend/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Current style or fashion
      • General direction that is taken
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be current and popular
      • To move up or down
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    • uncertainty

      US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/

      UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
      • Lack of confidence; doubt.
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    • unconditional

      US /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/

      UK /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • With no demands made before agreeing
      • Without any limitations or restrictions
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    • unemployment

      US /ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪmənt,-ɪm-/

      UK /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Number of people without jobs in a country
      • State of not having a job
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    • unexpectedly

      US /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdlɪ/

      UK /ˌʌnɪk'spektɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a surprising way because not expected
      • In a way that was not expected; surprisingly.
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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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