Vocabulary

  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • on foot
  • of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
  • face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
  • in the west: Located in or towards the west.
  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
  • almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
  • daily conversation: Informal talk about matters of common interest; everyday conversation.
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • war: Situation where armies fight each other
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • ship: Large boat
  • daily: Happening every day
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
  • remotely: In a remote way
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • fighter: Something or someone that fights
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
  • safely: Out of danger
  • maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • fought: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • armed: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
  • underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
  • aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
  • significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
  • justify: To give good reasons for something
  • demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
  • tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
  • pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
  • takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
  • tolerant: Surviving under specific conditions
  • enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
  • missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
  • lethal: Causing or able to cause death
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • unmanned: Lacking a crew
  • aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
  • surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
  • drone: A remote controlled flying device
  • battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
  • autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
  • stealth: Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
  • deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
  • ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
  • swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
  • harness: To capture the power of something
  • humanoid: Automaton that resembles a human being
  • squadron: Military unit, e.g. of planes or ships
  • onboard: Situated or intended for use on board a vessel
  • reconnaissance: Finding out information about the enemy
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    • aerial

      US /ˈɛriəl, eˈɪriəl/

      UK /'eərɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being done, living or seen in the air
      • Noun
      • Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
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    • ahead of time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Before the scheduled time; early.
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    • aircraft

      US /ˈɛrˌkræft/

      UK /ˈɛəkrɑ:ft/

      • Countable Noun
      • Vehicle that can fly
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    • almost all of

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
      • Pronoun
      • Nearly every person in a group.
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    • armed

      US /ɑːrmd/

      UK /ɑ:md/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To activate a weapon or bomb for use
      • To give a gun or other weapon to a person or group
      • Adjective
      • Having weapons ready to use against others
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

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

      US /ɔ:ˈtɑ:nəməs/

      UK /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Able to control or decide matters by itself
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    • ballistic

      US /bəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /bəˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
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    • battlefield

      US /ˈbætlˌfild/

      UK /ˈbætlfi:ld/

      • Noun
      • Region where a battle was, or is being fought
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
      A2
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    • daily conversation

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Informal talk about matters of common interest; everyday conversation.
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    • defense

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪ'fens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument in support of something
      • The process of protecting something from attack
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    • demonstrate

      US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/

      UK /'demənstreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display a feeling or ability openly
      • To protest about something often as a group
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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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    • drone

      US /dron/

      UK /drəʊn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A remote controlled flying device
      • Male bee
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk in a continually dull or monotonous voice
      • To make a continuous low humming sound.
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    • enforce

      US /ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force something to be done or accepted
      • To make (a rule) active or effective
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    • engage in

      US /ɪn'gedʒ ɪn/

      UK /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or become involved in something.
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    • face to face

      US /fes tu fes/

      UK /feis tu: feis/

      • Adverb
      • (Meeting) while looking at someone
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    • fighter

      US /ˈfaɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈfaɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something or someone that fights
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    • harness

      US /ˈhɑrnɪs/

      UK /'hɑ:nɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To capture the power of something
      • To put a harness on (an animal).
      • Noun
      • Equipment used by horses to pull things
      • A means of controlling and utilizing something, especially natural energy.
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
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    • humanoid

      US /ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd/

      UK /ˈhju:mənɔɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Automaton that resembles a human being
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    • in the west

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located in or towards the west.
      • Located in the western part of a country or region.
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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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    • increasingly

      US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

      UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • More and more; in greater degree or amount
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    • justify

      US /ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give good reasons for something
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    • lethal

      US /ˈliθəl/

      UK /'li:θl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or able to cause death
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    • maximum

      US /ˈmæksəməm/

      UK /ˈmæksɪməm/

      • Noun
      • Largest or highest number or amount of something
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • missile

      US /ˈmɪsəl/

      UK /ˈmisail/

      • Noun
      • A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
      • A self-propelled guided weapon.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or used in missiles.
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    • of choice

      US /əv tʃɔɪs/

      UK /əv tʃɔɪs/

      • other
      • Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
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    • on board

      US /ɑn bɔrd/

      UK /ɔn bɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • Adverb
      • On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
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    • on foot

      US /ɑn fʊt/

      UK /ɔn fut/

      • Phrase
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • pose

      US /poʊz/

      UK /pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
      • To suggest an idea, question or solution
      • Noun
      • False behavior to gain respect or liking
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    • remotely

      US /rɪˈmoʊtli/

      UK /rɪˈməʊtli/

      • Adverb
      • In a remote way
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    • robotic

      US /roʊˈbɑ:tɪk/

      UK /rəʊˈbɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning mechanical robots
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • significant

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
      • Having meaning; important; noticeable
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    • squadron

      US /ˈskwɑ:drən/

      UK /ˈskwɒdrən/

      • Noun
      • Military unit, e.g. of planes or ships
      B2
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    • stealth

      US /stɛlθ/

      UK /stelθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
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    • surveillance

      US /sɚˈveləns/

      UK /sɜ:'veɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
      B2TOEIC
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    • swarm

      US /swɔrm/

      UK /swɔ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large group of flying insects moving together
      • (Of people) large group of people acting as one
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of bees) to form a group and leave the bee hive
      • (Of people) to form a crowd and move together
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    • tactical

      US /ˈtæktɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtæktɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Doing things to get the result you want; planned
      • Relating to or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military or political end.
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    • 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.
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    • takeover

      US /ˈtekˌovɚ/

      UK /ˈteɪkəʊvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Change of ownership of a corporation
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    • tolerant

      US /ˈtɑlərənt/

      UK /ˈtɒlərənt/

      • Adjective
      • Surviving under specific conditions
      • Allowing others to have differing opinions
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • underwater

      US /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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    • unmanned

      US /ʌnˈmænd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈmænd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking a crew
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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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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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    • war

      US /wɔr/

      UK /wɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Situation where armies fight each other
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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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