Vocabulary

  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • in management: Employed in a managerial role or department.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • graduate from: To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • differs from: To not be the same as something else
  • suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
  • in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • break with: To end a relationship or association.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
  • at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
  • to the fullest: To the greatest extent possible; completely and without reservation.
  • being driven by: Currently being motivated or controlled by a particular factor or force.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
  • stand apart: To be noticeably different or better than others.
  • fall into place: To arrange neatly or tidily; to start to make sense
  • for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
  • have to: Must do
  • right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
  • on time
  • wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
  • sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
  • status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • vision: Ability to see; eyesight
  • aid: To help others and provide things
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
  • degree: Amount or extent of something
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
  • poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
  • appalling: Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
  • defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • commencement: Time at which something begins
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • public: Owned by the government
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
  • aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
  • auditorium: Building used for concerts or lectures
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • march: To force someone to walk somewhere
  • decency: Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable
  • differ: To be different; to be not like others
  • bob: To move up and down repeatedly
  • assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  • indifference: Lack of enthusiasm, interest; seeming not to care
  • victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
  • baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
  • honorary: (Of a title) give as a reward, without real duties
  • duke: Title given to a man below the rank of prince
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    • accelerate

      US /ækˈsɛləˌret/

      UK /əkˈseləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to occur earlier than expected
      • To increase the speed or rate of something
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    • adversity

      US /ædˈvə:sɪti/

      UK /əd'vɜ:sətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
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    • aid

      US /ed/

      UK /eɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help others and provide things
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action of giving help to others
      • Money or help given to those who need it
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    • appalling

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel shock or distress at something terrible
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • aspire

      US /əˈspaɪr/

      UK /əˈspaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a great ambition or goal
      B2
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    • assassination

      US /əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/

      UK /əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • at war

      US /æt wɔr/

      UK /æt wɔ:/

      • Phrase
      • Engaged in a war; fighting
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    • auditorium

      US /ˌɔdɪˈtɔriəm, -ˈtor-/

      UK /ˌɔ:dɪˈtɔ:riəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building used for concerts or lectures
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • baton

      US /bəˈtɑn, bæ-, ˈbætn:/

      UK /'bætɒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short stick used by a music conductor
      • Short stick used by a police officer
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    • being driven by

      US

      UK

      • Participle
      • Currently being motivated or controlled by a particular factor or force.
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    • bob

      US /bɑ:b/

      UK /bɒb/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down repeatedly
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • break with

      US /brek wɪð/

      UK /breik wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a relationship or association.
      • To publicly disagree with or separate from a group or organization.
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    • campaign

      US /kæmˈpen/

      UK /kæm'peɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
      • A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
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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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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • commencement

      US /kəˈmɛnsmənt/

      UK /kəˈmensmənt/

      • Noun
      • Time at which something begins
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    • courage

      US /ˈkɚrɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to face danger without fear
      • The quality of being brave enough to do what is right or necessary, even when it is difficult or dangerous
      • Transitive Verb
      • To encourage or embolden someone.
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • decency

      US /ˈdisənsi/

      UK /ˈdi:snsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable
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    • defy

      US /dɪˈfaɪ/

      UK /dɪ'faɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refuse to obey; be resistant to
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    • degree

      US /dɪˈɡri/

      UK /dɪˈgri:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or extent of something
      • Unit for measuring temperature or angles
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    • differ

      US /ˈdɪfɚ/

      UK /'dɪfə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be different; to be not like others
      • Disagree; be of a different opinion.
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    • differs from

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To not be the same as something else
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Is not the same as; is not like
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    • duke

      US /duk, djuk/

      UK /dju:k/

      • Noun
      • Title given to a man below the rank of prince
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
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    • fall into place

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange neatly or tidily; to start to make sense
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To assume the correct or appropriate position; to become properly arranged.
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    • for the better

      US /fɔr ði ˈbɛtɚ/

      UK /fɔ: ðə ˈbetə/

      • Phrase
      • Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
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    • graduate from

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • honorary

      US /ˈɑ:nəreri/

      UK /ˈɒnərəri/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a title) give as a reward, without real duties
      • Given out of respect for achievements; not paid
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    • in every way

      US /ɪn ˈɛvri we/

      UK /in ˈevri wei/

      • Phrase
      • In all manners or respects; completely.
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    • in management

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Employed in a managerial role or department.
      • Studying or specializing in the field of management.
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    • in the face of

      US //ɪn ðə feɪs ɑv//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
      • Despite; in defiance of; when confronted with.
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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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    • indifference

      US /ɪnˈdɪfərəns, -ˈdɪfrəns/

      UK /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of enthusiasm, interest; seeming not to care
      • The state of not being important or mattering.
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    • inequality

      US /ˌɪnɪˈkwɑ:ləti/

      UK /ˌɪnɪˈkwɒləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Situation where things are not equal, fair
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    • inherit

      US /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

      UK /ɪn'herɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
      • To receive property or money after someone dies
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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • notion

      US /ˈnoʃən/

      UK /ˈnəuʃən/

      • Noun
      • Sudden idea or desire to do something
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    • on time

      US /ɑn taɪm/

      UK /ɔn taim/

      • Phrase
      • Adjective
      • Arriving at or done by the required time
      • Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
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    • passion

      US /ˈpæʃən/

      UK /'pæʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
      • Something for which one has a great love
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • poll

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
      • Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a group of people in a vote or election
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    • progress

      US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

      UK /'prəʊɡres/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward or toward a place or goal
      • To make progress; develop or improve.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving forward
      • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • reach out

      US /ritʃ aʊt/

      UK /ri:tʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to communicate with someone.
      • To offer help and support to someone.
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    • right for

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
      • Correct or most appropriate.
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    • sit around

      US /sit əˈraʊnd/

      UK /sit əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
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    • stand apart

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably different or better than others.
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    • stand with

      US /stænd wɪð/

      UK /stænd wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support or defend someone or something.
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    • status

      US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/

      UK /'steɪtəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Position or rank relative to others in a society
      • Legal position of a person or thing
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    • suffer from

      US /ˈsʌfɚ frʌm/

      UK /ˈsʌfə frɔm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • to the fullest

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To the greatest extent possible; completely and without reservation.
      • To the utmost degree; with maximum enjoyment or utilization.
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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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    • unrest

      US /ʌnˈrɛst, ˈʌnˌrɛst/

      UK /ʌn'rest/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
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    • victory

      US /ˈvɪktəri/

      UK /'vɪktərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Defeating or beating someone or something
      • An instance of having overcome a challenge or obstacle; an achievement.
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    • vision

      US /ˈvɪʒən/

      UK /'vɪʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to see; eyesight
      • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
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    • wait on

      US /wet ɑn/

      UK /weit ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
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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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