Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • have to: Must do
  • go towards: To move in the direction of someone or something.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • level out: To become flat or even; to make something flat or even.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • go to town: To do something enthusiastically and thoroughly.
  • in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
  • one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
  • special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
  • want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
  • thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
  • crave: To have a very strong desire for something
  • exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
  • inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
  • huge: Very very large
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
  • generous: Giving or ready to give freely
  • emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
  • agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
  • invest: To use resources to build for the future
  • pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
  • talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • sincere: Meaning what you say truthfully; honest
  • monumental: (Mistake/waste of time) huge; very big; severe
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • profit: Benefit from doing something
  • appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • important: Having power or authority
  • assign: To give someone a particular job to do
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
  • creative: Having the ability to make something new
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
  • morale: ​the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
  • payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
  • milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
  • acknowledgement: Act showing you accept something exists or is true
  • turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
  • clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
  • confetti: Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
  • brilliance: Great amount of skill or intelligence
  • brunch: Mixture of breakfast and lunch eaten late morning
  • info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
  • underrate: To undervalue or underestimate
  • reggae: Type of popular Caribbean music
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    • acknowledgement

      US /əkˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/

      UK /əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act showing you accept something exists or is true
      • A statement confirming that something has been received.
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    • agenda

      US /əˈdʒɛndə/

      UK /ə'dʒendə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
      • Outcome you want to happen but do not reveal
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    • appreciation

      US /əˌpriʃiˈeʃən/

      UK /əˌpri:ʃiˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rise in value (of property or belongings)
      • Understanding something's value or worth
      • Noun
      • Formal Korean expression of appreciation or gratitude
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    • assign

      US /əˈsaɪn/

      UK /ə'saɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a particular job to do
      • To give someone credit or blame for something
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    • attract

      US /əˈtrækt/

      UK /ə'trækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something move closer using magnetic force
      • To make someone notice and become interested in
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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • brilliance

      US /ˈbrɪljəns/

      UK /'brɪlɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great amount of skill or intelligence
      • The (great amount of) brightness of something
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    • brunch

      US /brʌntʃ/

      UK /brʌntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Mixture of breakfast and lunch eaten late morning
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • clap

      US /klæp/

      UK /klæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
      • Noun
      • A loud sound made by striking your hands together
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • confetti

      US /kənˈfɛti/

      UK /kənˈfeti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
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    • crave

      US /krev/

      UK /kreɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a very strong desire for something
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    • creative

      US /kriˈetɪv/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to make something new
      • Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
      • Noun
      • A person whose job involves creative work.
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • emphasis

      US /ˈɛmfəsɪs/

      UK /ˈemfəsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Special attention, importance, or force
      • Stress placed on part of a word or phrase
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    • engagement

      US /ɛnˈɡedʒmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you must do at a set time; appointment
      • Fight between opposing military forces in a war
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    • exclusive

      US /ɪkˈsklusɪv/

      UK /ɪk'sklu:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being available only to people with a lot of money
      • Available to only a particular person, group
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    • experience in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
      • Exposure to or involvement in a particular activity or situation.
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • flexibility

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • founder

      US /ˈfaʊndɚ/

      UK /ˈfaʊndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person establishing an organization, school etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of business, idea, etc.) to fail
      • (Of a ship) To be sinking after hitting rocks
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    • generous

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəs/

      UK /ˈdʒenərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Giving or ready to give freely
      • (Of an amount) larger than usual; lavish
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    • go to town

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something enthusiastically and thoroughly.
      • To travel to a nearby town or city.
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    • go towards

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move in the direction of someone or something.
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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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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in business

      US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/

      UK /in ˈbiznis/

      • Phrase
      • Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
      • Having a commercial partnership or association.
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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    • info

      US /ˈɪnfoʊ/

      UK /ˈɪnfəʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Shortened form of the word 'information'
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    • inspiration

      US /ˌɪnspəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
      • The power or urge that makes you want to do something, especially something creative
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • invest

      US /ɪnˈvɛst/

      UK /ɪn'vest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use resources to build for the future
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    • level out

      US /ˈlɛvəl aʊt/

      UK /ˈlevl aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become flat or even; to make something flat or even.
      • To become stable after a period of increase or decrease.
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    • milestone

      US /ˈmaɪlstoʊn/

      UK /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Significant event in your life (or in a project)
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    • monumental

      US /ˌmɑ:njuˈmentl/

      UK /ˌmɒnjuˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • (Mistake/waste of time) huge; very big; severe
      • Great in importance, extent, or size.
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    • morale

      US /məˈræl/

      UK /məˈrɑ:l/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • ​the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
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    • negotiate

      US /nɪˈgoʊʃieɪt/

      UK /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
      • To manage a difficult task or path successfully
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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 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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    • one up

      US /wʌn ʌp/

      UK /wʌn ʌp/

      • Adjective
      • In a better or more advantageous position.
      • Countable Noun
      • An extra life or chance in a video game.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • payroll

      US /ˈpeɪroʊl/

      UK /ˈpeɪrəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money needed to pay those working for a company
      • List of people working for a company
      • Idiom
      • Employed by a company and receiving regular payments.
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    • positive impact

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A beneficial or advantageous effect.
      • Adjective
      • Having a beneficial or advantageous effect.
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    • pride

      US /praɪd/

      UK /praɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sense of your own importance and worth
      • A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be proud of something you did
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    • productive

      US /prəˈdʌktɪv, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Producing things in large quantities; fertile
      • Doing a lot of work and achieving a lot
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    • profit

      US /'prɑ:fɪt/

      UK /'prɒfɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Benefit from doing something
      • Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be a benefit to someone
      • To earn money from something
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Accepting that something is true or that it exists
      • Considering something as important or special
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    • reggae

      US /ˈrɛɡe/

      UK /ˈregeɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Type of popular Caribbean music
      • A style of popular music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, having a strong rhythm and often dealing with social and political issues.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to reggae music.
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    • retain

      US /rɪˈten/

      UK /rɪ'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
      • To keep one thing inside another for a time
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    • sincere

      US /sɪnˈsɪr/

      UK /sɪn'sɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Meaning what you say truthfully; honest
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    • special gift

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
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    • talent

      US /ˈtælənt/

      UK /'tælənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural ability of a person to do something well
      • Person with a strong natural ability in something
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    • thrive

      US /θraɪv/

      UK /θraɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be or become healthy or successful
      • To grow or develop well; to flourish.
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • turnover

      US /ˈtɜ:rnoʊvə(r)/

      UK /ˈtɜ:nəʊvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
      • the amount of business that a company does in a period of time
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    • underrate

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To undervalue or underestimate
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    • upgrade

      US /ˈʌpˌɡred/

      UK /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something in terms of quality
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Updated or better version of something
      • A new and improved version of a software or system.
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    • want in

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To desire to participate or be included in something.
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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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