Vocabulary

  • outside the box: Thinking in a new and creative way.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • have to: Must do
  • think outside the box: To think creatively and differently from usual ideas.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • learning the ropes: Begin to understand or become familiar with how things work.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
  • steep: Very expensive
  • depth: Distance below a surface
  • curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • attend: To take care of someone in need
  • ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
  • internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
  • uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
  • workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
  • workplace: Place where work is done
  • creatively: In a manner using new ideas
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • attend

      US /əˈtɛnd/

      UK /əˈtend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of someone in need
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
      • To be present at an event
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • corporate

      US /ˈkɔrpərɪt, ˈkɔrprɪt/

      UK /ˈkɔ:pərət/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning (usually large) companies
      • Relating to a large company or group.
      • Noun
      • The overall strategy and direction of a company.
      • The visual and communicative aspects of a company that create its public image.
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    • creatively

      US /krɪˈetɪvlɪ/

      UK /krɪ'eɪtɪvlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner using new ideas
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    • curve

      US /kɚv/

      UK /kə:v/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Smooth rounded line that is not straight
      • A distribution of statistical data represented graphically.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something bend into a rounded shape
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    • depth

      US /dɛpθ/

      UK /depθ/

      • Noun
      • Distance below a surface
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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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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • handy

      US /ˈhændi/

      UK /'hændɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
      • Being skillful in performing small tasks
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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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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    • intern

      US /ɪnˈtɜ:rn/

      UK /ɪnˈtɜ:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person working to get experience/train for a job
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a job as an intern
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    • internship

      US /ˈɪntɜːrnʃɪp/

      UK /ˈɪntɜ:nʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time when a person works as an intern
      • A period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.
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    • ladder

      US /ˈlædɚ/

      UK /'lædə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of levels to go up in society or business
      • Device with a series of steps used for climbing
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    • learning the ropes

      US /ˈlɝnɪŋ ðə roʊps/

      UK /ˈlɜ:nɪŋ ðə rəʊps/

      • other
      • Begin to understand or become familiar with how things work.
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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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    • outside the box

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Thinking in a new and creative way.
      • Adjective
      • Innovative or unconventional.
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    • overcome

      US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
      • Participle
      • Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
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    • presentation

      US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/

      UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of giving a formal talk about something
      • Way in which something is displayed or shown
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    • professional

      US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/

      UK /prə'feʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
      • Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
      • Noun
      • Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
      • One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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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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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • square

      US /skwɛr/

      UK /skweə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
      • The result of multiplying Length by the width
      • Adjective
      • Being fair or honest
      • Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • steep

      US /stip/

      UK /sti:p/

      • Adjective
      • Very expensive
      • Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
      • To put a thing in a liquid for some time
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • think outside the box

      US /θɪŋk aʊtˈsaɪd ðə bɑks/

      UK /θɪŋk aʊtˈsaɪd ðə bɒks/

      • other
      • To think creatively and differently from usual ideas.
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    • try out

      US /traɪ aʊt/

      UK /trai aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to win a place on a team in a group
      • To test briefly to determine how well it works
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    • uncomfortable

      US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/

      UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being relaxed; worried about something
      • Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
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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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    • workload

      US /ˈwɜ:rkloʊd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kləʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work you are expected to do in a specified time
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    • workplace

      US /ˈwɚkˌples/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kpleɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where work is done
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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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