Vocabulary

  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • have to: Must do
  • update on: To provide the latest information about something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
  • productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • recipient: Someone who gets or receives something
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • level: Specific height of something
  • graph: Image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • net: Remaining amount after something is taken away
  • underline: To draw a line beneath a word or phrase
  • organizational: Concerning an organization
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • align

      US /əˈlaɪn/

      UK /əˈlaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a line or in the correct position in relation to something else.
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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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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • distinct

      US /dɪˈstɪŋkt/

      UK /dɪˈstɪŋkt/

      • Adjective
      • Clearly different in nature from something else
      • Clearly noticeable; easily perceived.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • graph

      US /ɡræf/

      UK /græf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To show data using images
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • individual

      US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Single person, looked at separately from others
      • A single thing or item, especially when part of a set or group.
      • Adjective
      • Made for use by one single person
      • Having a distinct manner different from others
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • net

      US /nɛt/

      UK /net/

      • Adjective
      • Remaining amount after something is taken away
      • Transitive Verb
      • To catch or cover something in a mesh, often fish
      • To gain or earn a certain amount of money
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    • on the other hand

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • organizational

      US /ˌɔ:ɡənaɪ'zeɪʃənl/

      UK /ˌɔ:ɡənaɪ'zeɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning an organization
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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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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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    • productivity

      US /ˌprɑ:dʌkˈtɪvəti/

      UK /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rate at which people or machines produce
      • A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful output.
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    • recipient

      US /rɪˈsɪpiənt/

      UK /rɪ'sɪpɪənt/

      • Noun
      • Someone who gets or receives something
      • Adjective
      • Receiving or capable of receiving.
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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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    • 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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    • slack

      US /slæk/

      UK /slæk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of being looser or not tight
      • Adjective
      • Doing something poorly; not making enough effort
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    • underline

      US /ˌʌndərˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw a line beneath a word or phrase
      • To show or be evidence of the importance of
      • Noun
      • A line beneath a word or phrase
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
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    • update on

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To provide the latest information about something.
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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