Vocabulary

  • at least: As a minimum
  • en route: On the way; during a journey.
  • agricultural products: Goods produced through agriculture, including crops and livestock.
  • best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
  • alignment with: A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
  • such as: For example; like
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • destination: The place you are traveling to
  • parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
  • cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • option: A choice
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
  • trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • important: Having power or authority
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • hybrid: Formed from combining different things
  • retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
  • tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
  • negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
  • agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
  • alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
  • port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
  • northern: In or toward the north
  • jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
  • partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
  • unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
  • outsource: To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
  • paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
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    • agricultural

      US /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      UK /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning farming, or the land
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    • agricultural products

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Goods produced through agriculture, including crops and livestock.
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    • alignment

      US /əˈlaɪnmənt/

      UK /əˈlaɪnmənt/

      • Noun
      • Agreement to work together on a common goal
      • The state of being in a straight line or in the correct position.
      B2
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    • alignment with

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
      • The correct positioning of something in relation to something else.
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    • alternative

      US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something different you can choose
      • Adjective
      • A different choice
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • best of both worlds

      US /ˈbɛst əv boʊθ ˈwɝrldz/

      UK /ˈbest əv bəʊθ ˈwɜ:rldz/

      • other
      • A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
      B2
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    • cabinet

      US /ˈkæbənɪt/

      UK /ˈkæbɪnət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
      • Group of advisors to a leader of a government
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the group of senior government ministers.
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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
      A2
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • destination

      US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • The place you are traveling to
      • A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
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    • en route

      US /ɛn rut/

      UK /en ru:t/

      • Adverb
      • On the way; during a journey.
      • Adjective
      • On the way; traveling.
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    • essentially

      US /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
      • Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
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    • hybrid

      US /ˈhaɪbrɪd/

      UK /ˈhaɪbrɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Formed from combining different things
      • Of mixed origin or composition.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something formed from combining different things
      • An offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties.
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    • insurance

      US /ɪnˈʃʊrəns/

      UK /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
      A2TOEIC
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • jigsaw

      US /ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔ/

      UK /ˈdʒɪgsɔ:/

      • Noun
      • Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
      B2
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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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    • northern

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In or toward the north
      • Coming from the north.
      • Noun
      • A person who comes from the north.
      • The Aurora Borealis.
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    • option

      US /ˈɑpʃən/

      UK /'ɒpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A choice
      • A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
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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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    • outsource

      US /ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, -ˌsors/

      UK /ˈaʊtsɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
      C2
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    • paperwork

      US /ˈpepɚˌwə:k/

      UK /ˈpeɪpəˌwɜ:k/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
      C1
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    • parliament

      US /ˈpɑrləmənt/

      UK /ˈpɑ:ləmənt/

      • Noun
      • Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
      • Period when the Uk government is in session
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    • partnership

      US /ˈpɑ:rtnərʃɪp/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tnəʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shared business relationship with someone
      • Working with others for some purpose
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    • port

      US /pɔrt, port/

      UK /pɔ:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • City where ships can shelter during a storm
      • Left side of a ship when facing forward
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move data from one computer system to another
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    • prime

      US /praɪm/

      UK /praɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a person ready for; prepare someone
      • To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the highest in quality or value
      • Concerning the highest level of achievement
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
      B2TOEIC
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • retaliation

      US / rɪˌtælɪˈeʃən/

      UK /rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Revenge for something harmful or wrong
      B2
      More
    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
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    • seemingly

      US /ˈsiːmɪŋli/

      UK /ˈsi:mɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • tariff

      US /ˈtærɪf/

      UK /'tærɪf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • List of fixed prices at hotel
      • Tax that a government collects on imported goods
      B2
      More
    • trade

      US /treid/

      UK /treɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
      • Action of buying and selling things in business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
      • To give something in return for something else
      A2TOEIC
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    • unclear

      US /ˌʌnˈklɪr/

      UK /ˌʌnˈklɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not easy to understand; not obvious
      B1
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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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