Vocabulary

  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • cash in: To sell asset to get money back
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • check out
  • debate: General public discussion of a topic
  • sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
  • aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
  • demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
  • intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
  • literacy: Fact of having knowledge of a particular subject
  • doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
  • escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
  • inventory: List of items stored at a place
  • friction: Disagreement between two or more people
  • client: Person paying for professional services
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
  • recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
  • coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
  • finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
  • provocative: Causing anger/sexual interest, e.g. deliberately
  • rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
  • longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
  • boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • companionship: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • nerdy
  • portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
  • supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
  • autistic: Suffering from autism
  • lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • flinch: To move back as in fear or pain; recoil; shrink
  • advocacy: Request for change
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • date: To have become old-fashioned
  • warmth: Quality of kindness, friendliness, or sincerity
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
  • book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
  • safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
  • bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
  • romance: To court someone into a love relationship
  • rite: Act that is part of a religious ceremony
  • descriptor: A label; something that describes
  • toolkit: A set of hand tools, e.g. drivers and spanners
  • tong: Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
  • hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done
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    • advocacy

      US /ˈædvəkəsi/

      UK /ˈædvəkəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Request for change
      • Public support for a belief
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    • aggressive

      US /əˈɡrɛsɪv/

      UK /əˈgresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
      • Behaving in a hostile and threatening way
      B1
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    • angle

      US /ˈæŋɡəl/

      UK /ˈæŋgl/

      • Noun
      • Place where two lines or surfaces meet
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    • autistic

      US /ɔ:'tɪstɪk/

      UK /ɔ:'tɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from autism
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    • boom

      US /bum/

      UK /bu:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
      • A very loud and deep sound
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a rapid increase in growth
      • To make a very loud and deep sound
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    • bro

      US /broʊ/

      UK /brəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'brother'
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    • cash in

      US /kæʃ ɪn/

      UK /kæʃ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To sell asset to get money back
      • To sell something to get cash
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • client

      US /ˈklaɪənt/

      UK /'klaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paying for professional services
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    • companionship

      US /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/

      UK /kəmˈpæniənʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Good feeling from being with someone else
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • coverage

      US /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
      • The extent to which something is insured.
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    • debate

      US / dɪˈbet/

      UK /dɪ'beɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • General public discussion of a topic
      • A formal event where two sides discuss a topic
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To consider options before making a decision
      • To take part in a formal discussion
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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.
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    • descriptor

      US /dɪˈskrɪptɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪptə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A label; something that describes
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    • doom

      US /dum/

      UK /du:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Certain of the failure or destruction of
      • Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make failure, defeat or death certain for
      B2
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    • economic

      US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə-/

      UK /ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning trade, industry, and money
      • Financially worthwhile; profitable.
      • Noun
      • A system relating to economics
      • A factor relating to economics
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    • escort

      US /ˈeskɔ:rt/

      UK /ˈeskɔ:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person going with you for protection/help/company
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go along with to provide protection, help
      B2
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    • finance

      US /fəˈnæns, faɪ-, ˈfaɪˌnæns/

      UK /ˈfaɪnæns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Control of money a person, business has access to
      • Adjective
      • Concerned with money
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    • flinch

      US /flɪntʃ/

      UK /flɪntʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move back as in fear or pain; recoil; shrink
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    • friction

      US /ˈfrɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfrɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Disagreement between two or more people
      • Force preventing motion between bodies in contact
      B2
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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    • handful

      US /ˈhændˌfʊl/

      UK /'hændfʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
      • A thing requiring great effort to control, manage
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    • hopper

      US /ˈhɑpɚ/

      UK /'hɒpə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Mix of things to be considered or done
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    • in bed with

      US /ɪn bɛd wɪð/

      UK /ɪn bed wɪð/

      • other
      • Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
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    • intelligent

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/

      UK /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Smart; able to think and reason
      • Having a good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend.
      A2
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    • intensity

      US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

      UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great energy, strength, or concentration
      • The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
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    • inventory

      US /ˈɪnvəntɔ:ri/

      UK /ˈɪnvəntri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • List of items stored at a place
      • A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To list the things stored at a place
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    • literacy

      US /ˈlɪtərəsi/

      UK /ˈlɪtərəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fact of having knowledge of a particular subject
      • State of being able to read and write
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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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    • longevity

      US /lɑnˈdʒɛvɪti, lɔn-/

      UK /lɒn'dʒevətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
      B2
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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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    • nerd

      US /nɚd/

      UK /nɜ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
      • A person who is extremely enthusiastic about and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially one of technical or scientific nature.
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    • portal

      US /ˈpɔrtl, ˈpor-/

      UK /'pɔ:tl/

      • Noun
      • Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
      B2
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    • practically

      US /ˈpræktɪkli/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Nearly, almost, or in effect
      • In a practical manner; realistically.
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • provocative

      US /prəˈvɑ:kətɪv/

      UK /prəˈvɒkətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing anger/sexual interest, e.g. deliberately
      B2
      More
    • random

      US /ˈrændəm/

      UK /'rændəm/

      • Adjective
      • Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
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    • recall

      US /rɪˈkɔl/

      UK /rɪˈkɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
      • Act of remembering events or details of the past
      • Transitive Verb
      • (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
      • To remember events or details of the past
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    • rejection

      US /rɪˈdʒɛkʃən/

      UK /rɪ'dʒekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Decision that something is not good enough
      • Act of refusing to consider or believe
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    • revolution

      US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/

      UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃn/

      • Noun
      • When a group overthrows an existing government
      • Sudden or significant change in something
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    • rite

      US /raɪt/

      UK /raɪt/

      • Noun
      • Act that is part of a religious ceremony
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    • romance

      US /ˈroʊˈmæns/

      UK /rəʊˈmæns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To court someone into a love relationship
      • To describe more attractively than the reality
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Emotion or feeling of being in love with someone
      • Qualities that make something attractive etc.
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    • rush

      US /rʌʃ/

      UK /rʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attack someone suddenly in a group
      • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
      • State of hurried action
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    • sensation

      US /sɛnˈseʃən/

      UK /sen'seɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • (Person) attracting the interest of many people
      • Mental feeling caused by a previous experience
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    • silicon

      US /ˈsɪlɪkən, -ˌkɑn/

      UK /ˈsɪlɪkən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
      B2
      More
    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • supportive

      US /səˈpɔ:rtɪv/

      UK /səˈpɔ:tɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Providing help and support to someone or something
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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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    • tong

      US /tɒŋ/

      UK /tɒŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
      • Device with two prongs to pick up (e.g. hot) thing
      C2
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    • toolkit

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A set of hand tools, e.g. drivers and spanners
      C2
      More
    • tune

      US /tun, tjun/

      UK /tju:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
      • To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
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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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    • 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
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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.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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