Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • cash flow
  • hold back on: To not give or do something fully; to restrain oneself.
  • critical to: Extremely important or essential.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • read across: To compare information from one context to another for inference.
  • to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
  • down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
  • yield up: To give up or surrender something voluntarily.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the case: Actively investigating or working on a particular problem or situation.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • blow: To move something using air
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
  • plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
  • quarter: 25 cents
  • disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • enterprise: A business or organization
  • signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
  • chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • part: Division of a book
  • allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
  • sap: Foolish person who is easy to trick
  • discretionary: According to your own judgment or self-restraint
  • vane: Part of weathervane, device to show wind direction
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • advantage

      US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing making the chance of success higher
      • A positive point about something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
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    • allocate

      US /ˈæləˌket/

      UK /ˈæləkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
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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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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • cash flow

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
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    • chip

      US /tʃɪp/

      UK /tʃɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break a small piece off something such as a cup
      • To break into small pieces, often with a tool
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
      • Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • critical to

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely important or essential.
      • Of decisive importance with reference to the outcome of something; vital.
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    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
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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.
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    • discretionary

      US /dɪˈskreʃəneri/

      UK /dɪˈskreʃənəri/

      • Adjective
      • According to your own judgment or self-restraint
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    • disruption

      US /dɪs'rʌpʃn/

      UK /dɪs'rʌpʃn/

      • Noun
      • When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
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    • down under

      US /daʊn ˈʌndɚ/

      UK /daun ˈʌndə/

      • Proper Noun
      • A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
      • Adverb
      • Below or underneath something.
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    • enterprise

      US /ˈentərpraɪz/

      UK /ˈentəpraɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A business or organization
      • Task often considered difficult or challenging
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    • expense

      US /ɪkˈspɛns/

      UK /ɪk'spens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money you have to pay to do part of your job
      • Paying money for something (big)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • When resources e.g. time is used to do something
      • Expenditure of resources; spending
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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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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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold back on

      US /hoʊld bæk ɑn/

      UK /həuld bæk ɒn/

      • other
      • To not give or do something fully; to restrain oneself.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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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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    • on the case

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Actively investigating or working on a particular problem or situation.
      • Taking responsibility for and dealing with a task or issue.
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    • on top of that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
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    • plunge

      US /plʌndʒ/

      UK /plʌndʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To dive (into water)
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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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    • read across

      US /rid əˈkrɔs/

      UK /ri:d əˈkrɒs/

      • other
      • To compare information from one context to another for inference.
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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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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    • sap

      US /sæp/

      UK /sæp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Foolish person who is easy to trick
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid inside a plant that carries its foods
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • signal

      US /ˈsɪɡnəl/

      UK /'sɪɡnəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be evidence/an indication something will happen
      • To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Evidence or an indication something will happen
      • Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

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

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • thesis

      US /ˈθisɪs/

      UK /ˈθi:sɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long paper presenting original research and ideas
      • A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
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    • to scale

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or expand proportionally.
      • To climb or ascend.
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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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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    • vane

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      UK

      • Noun
      • Part of weathervane, device to show wind direction
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    • yield

      US /jild/

      UK /ji:ld/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bend or break because of a strong force
      • To give way to someone or something else
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of crops grown
      • Amount of profit you make
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    • yield up

      US /jild ʌp/

      UK /ji:ld ʌp/

      • other
      • To give up or surrender something voluntarily.
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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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