Vocabulary

  • such as: For example; like
  • of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
  • in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
  • also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • in service: Available for use; operational
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
  • regardless of
  • on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
  • by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
  • dole out: To give out something; distribute
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
  • have to: Must do
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • strike: To hit something
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • variety: Particular type of thing or person
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • innate: Being part of something's nature
  • factor: Something that influences a result
  • counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
  • assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
  • elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
  • accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
  • reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
  • supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
  • evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
  • cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
  • label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
  • forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
  • prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
  • excel: To perform an activity better than others
  • fuss: Act of being excited in a complaining manner
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • automatic: Done without conscious thought
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
  • legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • peasant: A person of low social status who works on a farm
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • pinnacle: Highest point of success, power, fame, etc.
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • pore: Small hole on skin, etc. allowing liquid to pass
  • iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • wield: To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
  • militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
  • soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
  • backbone: Strength and determination
  • infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
  • hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
  • affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
  • long: Person's name
  • favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • fling: To move yourself or a part of your body with force
  • defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • depiction: Picture or a written description of something
  • viability: Ability to live and grow normally
  • deployment: Distribution of forces before battle or work
  • early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • recoil: To quickly move away from something shocking
  • tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
  • rifle: Group of soldiers armed with rifles
  • receiver: Earpiece of a telephone
  • sickle: Curved hand tool for cutting down grass/tall plant
  • calibre: Degree or grade of excellence or worth
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    • accuracy

      US /ˈækjərəsi/

      UK /ˈækjərəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being exactly right; correctness
      • The degree to which something is close to the true value.
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    • affinity

      US /əˈfɪnɪti/

      UK /ə'fɪnətɪ/

      • Noun
      • A feeling of attraction or relationship
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    • also known as

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Also called; alternatively named.
      • Identified by another term; synonymous with.
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    • assault

      US /əˈsɔlt/

      UK /əˈsɔ:lt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone physically or emotionally
      • Noun
      • An attack on someone physically or emotionally
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    • automatic

      US /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌɔ:tə'mætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Done without conscious thought
      • Operating by itself, without an operator
      • Noun
      • Car that is able to change gears by itself
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    • backbone

      US /ˈbækˌbon/

      UK /'bækbəʊn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strength and determination
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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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    • by design

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • calibre

      US /ˈkæləbɚ/

      UK /ˈkælɪbə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Degree or grade of excellence or worth
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    • capable

      US /ˈkepəbəl/

      UK /'keɪpəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to do something very well; proficient
      • Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
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    • cautious

      US /ˈkɔʃəs/

      UK /ˈkɔ:ʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Careful about avoiding danger, problems
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    • counter

      US /ˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say or do something in opposition or resistance
      • To try to prevent, as by making a different point
      • Prefix
      • Being opposite or against something
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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • defiance

      US /dɪˈfaɪəns/

      UK /dɪ'faɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
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    • depiction

      US /dɪˈpɪkʃən/

      UK /dɪ'pɪkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Picture or a written description of something
      B2
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    • deployment

      US /dɪˈplɔɪmənt/

      UK /dɪ'plɔɪmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Distribution of forces before battle or work
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    • dole out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give out something; distribute
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    • elegant

      US /ˈɛlɪɡənt/

      UK /'elɪɡənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having or showing grace, style or beauty
      • Pleasingly ingenious and simple.
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    • evaporate

      US /ɪˈvæpəˌret/

      UK /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pass off or away; to disappear
      • Transitive Verb
      • To change from a liquid into a gaseous state
      B2
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    • excel

      US /ɪkˈsɛl/

      UK /ɪkˈsel/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To perform an activity better than others
      • To surpass or be superior to (someone) in a particular activity or field.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A spreadsheet software program by Microsoft.
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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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    • factor in

      US /ˈfæktɚ ɪn/

      UK /ˈfæktə in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
      B2
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    • fling

      US /flɪŋ/

      UK /flɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move yourself or a part of your body with force
      • To throw or push something in a forceful manner
      • Noun
      • (Last) pleasurable experience
      • Sexual relationship that lasts for a short time
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    • forge

      US /fɔ:rdʒ/

      UK /fɔ:dʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something by hammering hot metal
      • To form something new, such a relationship
      • Countable Noun
      • A furnace to melt and shape metals with heat
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    • fuss

      US /fʌs/

      UK /fʌs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of being excited in a complaining manner
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very over-worried or excited
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    • hammer

      US /ˈhæmɚ/

      UK /ˈhæmə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
      • To defeat someone easily and totally
      • Noun
      • Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
      • Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in action

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in real life

      US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/

      UK /in riəl laif/

      • Phrase
      • In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
      • Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
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    • in service

      US /ɪn 'sɝvɪs/

      UK /in ˈsɜːvɪs/

      • Adjective
      • Available for use; operational
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    • in the red

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Operating at a loss; in debt.
      • Phrase
      • Having overdrawn money from a bank account.
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    • infantry

      US /ˈɪnfəntri/

      UK /'ɪnfəntrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of soldiers who fight on foot
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    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
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    • innate

      US /ɪˈneɪt/

      UK /ɪˈneɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being part of something's nature
      • Present (in a person) from birth
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    • iron

      US /ˈaɪərn/

      UK /ˈaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
      • Golf club with a metal head
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes
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    • label

      US /ˈlebəl/

      UK /'leɪbl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A (luxury) brand owned by a company
      • A word or term used to describe a person, thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a term to describe, often negatively
      • To attach material to identify something
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    • legendary

      US /ˈledʒənderi/

      UK /ˈledʒəndri/

      • Adjective
      • Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
      • Remarkable enough to be famous; very well known.
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    • militia

      US /məˈlɪʃə/

      UK /məˈlɪʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Local armed forces to assist the police
      B2
      More
    • of choice

      US /əv tʃɔɪs/

      UK /əv tʃɔɪs/

      • other
      • Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
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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 offer

      US /ɑn ˈɔfɚ/

      UK /ɔn ˈɔfə/

      • Adjective
      • Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
      • Being presented or made available.
      • Phrase
      • Available for purchase.
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    • opt

      US /ɑ:pt/

      UK /ɒpt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To choose one thing rather than other choices
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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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    • peasant

      US /ˈpɛzənt/

      UK /ˈpeznt/

      • Noun
      • A person of low social status who works on a farm
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    • pinnacle

      US /ˈpɪnəkəl/

      UK /ˈpɪnəkl/

      • Noun
      • Highest point of success, power, fame, etc.
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    • pore

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Small hole on skin, etc. allowing liquid to pass
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    • prototype

      US /ˈproʊ.t̬ə.taɪp/

      UK /ˈprəʊ.tə.taɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • receiver

      US /rɪˈsivɚ/

      UK /rɪˈsi:və(r)/

      • Noun
      • Earpiece of a telephone
      • A device that receives signals
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    • recoil

      US /rɪˈkɔɪl/

      UK /rɪˈkɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To quickly move away from something shocking
      B2
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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    • reliable

      US /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/

      UK /rɪˈlaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being likely to be true; believable
      • Deserving of your trust; dependable
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • rifle

      US /ˈraɪfəl/

      UK /ˈraɪfl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of soldiers armed with rifles
      • Long barreled gun fired from the shoulder
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    • sickle

      US /ˈsɪkəl/

      UK /ˈsɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Curved hand tool for cutting down grass/tall plant
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    • simplicity

      US /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/

      UK /sɪm'plɪsətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to understand or use
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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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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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • supplement

      US /ˈsʌpləmənt/

      UK /'sʌplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Added extra to support or make something complete
      • Vitamins, etc. added to diet for health reasons
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra to support or make something complete
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    • tier

      US /tɪr/

      UK /tɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
      • One in a series of levels in a system
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange in tiers.
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    • variety

      US /vəˈraɪɪti/

      UK /və'raɪətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Particular type of thing or person
      • The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
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    • viability

      US /ˌvaɪə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌvaɪə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to live and grow normally
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    • wield

      US /wild/

      UK /wi:ld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
      • To hold and use a weapon or tool.
      B2
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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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