Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • political: Being active or interested in government matters
  • poverty: State of being poor
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
  • cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
  • moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
  • norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
  • naturally: In the expected or usual way
  • regime: A system of management; a form of government
  • bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • communist: Believer in communism
  • civilization: A highly developed society
  • tempting: To make someone want something even if it's bad
  • devote: To dedicate
  • center: Community place people go health or social reasons
  • murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
  • goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
  • slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
  • rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
  • Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China
  • European: Concerning the culture and people of Europe
  • soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
  • north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
  • God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
  • narcissism: Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
  • kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
  • slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
  • bigotry: Intolerant and prejudiced acts
  • arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
  • preoccupy: To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
  • atheist: Person who does not believe in a god or gods
  • enslave: To make someone live like a slave
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    • affect

      US /əˈfɛkt/

      UK /ə'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a change in something else
      • To pretend to have or feel (something).
      • Noun
      • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • arab

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      UK

      • Noun
      • Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
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    • atheist

      US /ˈeθiɪst/

      UK /ˈeɪθiɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person who does not believe in a god or gods
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • bigotry

      US /ˈbɪɡətri/

      UK /ˈbɪgətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Intolerant and prejudiced acts
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    • bully

      US /ˈbʊli/

      UK /'bʊlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
      • A person who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate others.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
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    • civilization

      US /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A highly developed society
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    • commit

      US /kəˈmɪt/

      UK /kə'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something bad, usually a crime
      • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
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    • communist

      US /ˈkɑmjənɪst/

      UK /ˈkɒmjənɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Believer in communism
      • Noun
      • A person who supports or believes in communism.
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    • concentration

      US /ˌkɑ:nsnˈtreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or number of something in a thing or place
      • Paying (a lot of) attention to a task
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    • crime

      US /kraɪm/

      UK /kraɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
      • Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
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    • cruel

      US /ˈkruəl/

      UK /'kru:əl/

      • Adjective
      • Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
      • Extremely harsh or severe.
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    • devote

      US /dɪˈvoʊt/

      UK /dɪˈvəʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dedicate
      • To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)
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    • enslave

      US /ɛnˈslev/

      UK /ɪn'sleɪv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone live like a slave
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • goodness

      US /ˈɡʊdnɪs/

      UK /ˈgʊdnəs/

      • Interjection
      • (Used to express slight surprise)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nourishment; good food value
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    • gratitude

      US /ˈɡrætɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈgrætɪtju:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Warm friendly feelings of thanks
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • judge

      US /dʒʌdʒ/

      UK /dʒʌdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who decides on the results of a contest
      • Person who has the power to make a decision
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reach a decision about who won a contest
      • To form an opinion after careful consideration
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    • kidnap

      US /ˈkɪdˌnæp/

      UK /'kɪdnæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take someone and demand money to return them
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    • moral

      US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/

      UK /ˈmɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
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    • murder

      US /ˈmɚdɚ/

      UK /'mɜ:də(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that is difficult or painful to do
      • Crime of deliberately killing a person
      • Transitive Verb
      • To intentionally kill a person
      • To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
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    • narcissism

      US /ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈnɑ:sɪsɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
      • In psychoanalytic theory, self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in early infancy or as a feature of mental disorder.
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    • naturally

      US /ˈnætʃərəli, ˈnætʃrə-/

      UK /ˈnætʃrəli/

      • Adverb
      • In the expected or usual way
      • Without the aid of someone or something
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    • norm

      US /nɔ:rm/

      UK /nɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Standard or regular way of doing something
      • An established standard of performance or behavior
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something average (statistics)
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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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    • on the other hand

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • political

      US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

      UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being active or interested in government matters
      • Diplomatic
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    • poverty

      US /ˈpɑvəti/

      UK /ˈpɔvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being poor
      • Lack of something necessary
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    • preoccupy

      US /priˈɑ:kjupaɪ/

      UK /priˈɒkjupaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
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    • rape

      US /rep/

      UK /reɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force someone to have sex against their will
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of forcing someone to have sex
      • Plant used as a source of an edible oil
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    • regime

      US /reˈʒim, rɪ-/

      UK /reɪˈʒi:m/

      • Noun
      • A system of management; a form of government
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • slaughter

      US /ˈslɔtɚ/

      UK /'slɔ:tə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Act of killing an animal to get its meat
      • Beating someone easily and totally in a sport
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill an animal, usually to get its meat
      • To beat someone easily and totally in a sport
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    • slave

      US /slev/

      UK /sleɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who is legally owned by another person
      • A person who is controlled by something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work very hard.
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • tempting

      US /ˈtɛmptɪŋ/

      UK /ˈtemptɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone want something even if it's bad
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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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