Vocabulary

  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • consists of: Is made up or composed of.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • pay back: To return money or a favor
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
  • of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
  • above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
  • engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • by day: During the daytime; not at night.
  • step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
  • future self: The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • finish with: To end a relationship
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • cut back: To use less of something
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • feed on: To eat a particular food.
  • save the day: To prevent a disaster or failure; to rescue a situation.
  • pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
  • cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
  • cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • break out
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • drive up: To cause something to increase.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • turn things around: To cause a situation or business to improve significantly.
  • pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
  • fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
  • back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
  • in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
  • credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
  • money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
  • bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • buy: To believe something; accept
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • pay: To give money for goods or work done
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • long: Person's name
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
  • run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • dollar: A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • spending: To use money to pay for something
  • cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
  • borrower: Person or company that borrows things
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
  • earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
  • interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
  • central: Being in the middle
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • financial: Involving money
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • total: Whole number or amount of something
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • consist: To have as an essential, necessary or main part
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • income: Earned money from work, investments or business
  • repay: To do in return for something done for you
  • growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
  • recession: Act of moving backward gradually
  • inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
  • squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
  • wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
  • stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
  • restructuring: To change or organize something in a different way
  • balance: Instrument for weighing things
  • lower: In a position more near the bottom
  • asset: Thing that has value to you
  • productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
  • transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
  • burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
  • liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
  • stimulus: Something that causes a change
  • template: Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
  • bartender: Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
  • collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
  • tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
  • deflationary: Marked by decreasing consumer prices
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    • above all

      US /əˈbʌv ɔl/

      UK /əˈbʌv ɔ:l/

      • Phrase
      • Most importantly; more than anything else.
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • asset

      US /ˈæsˌɛt/

      UK /'æset/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that has value to you
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • at the same time

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      UK

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

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
      • Phrase
      • In the usual or ordinary way; as things were before.
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    • balance

      US /ˈbæləns/

      UK /ˈbæləns/

      • Noun
      • Instrument for weighing things
      • Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
      • To make two or more things equal
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    • bar

      US /bɑ:r/

      UK /bɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
      • Professional organization of lawyers and judges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent entry, exit or an action
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    • bartender

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      UK

      • Noun
      • Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
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    • borrower

      US /ˈbɑːroʊər/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person or company that borrows things
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    • break out

      US /brek aʊt/

      UK /breik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To isolate some information from other data
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    • burden

      US /ˈbɚdn/

      UK /'bɜ:dn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
      • Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
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    • by day

      US /baɪ de/

      UK /bai dei/

      • Phrase
      • During the daytime; not at night.
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    • central

      US /ˈsɛntrəl/

      UK /'sentrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the middle
      • Most significant or important
      • Noun
      • The central part of a country or region.
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    • collateral

      US /kəˈlætərəl/

      UK /kəˈlætərəl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property you offer as security against a loan
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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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    • consist

      US /kənˈsɪst/

      UK /kən'sɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have as an essential, necessary or main part
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    • consists of

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Is made up or composed of.
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    • credit

      US /ˈkrɛdɪt/

      UK /'kredɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • System to buy something and pay for it later
      • Points earned instead of money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a certain amount of money to a total
      • To recognize someone's achievements or help
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    • cut back

      US /kʌt bæk/

      UK /kʌt bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use less of something
      • To reduce your use of something; reduce amount
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    • cut costs

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      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce expenses or spending.
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    • cut in

      US /kʌt ɪn/

      UK /kʌt in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To interrupt someone's conversation
      • To enter a queue at the wrong place
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    • cycle

      US /ˈsaɪkəl/

      UK /ˈsaɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Series of regular and repeated actions
      • Bicycle, bike
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go through a series of events repeatedly
      • To ride on a bicycle
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    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
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    • deflationary

      US /ˌdi:'fleɪʃənrɪ/

      UK /ˌdi:'fleɪʃənrɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Marked by decreasing consumer prices
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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
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    • drive up

      US /draɪv ʌp/

      UK /draiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause something to increase.
      • To arrive in a vehicle.
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • earn

      US /ɜ:rn/

      UK /ɜ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deserve something because you worked for it
      • To get money for work
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    • economic

      US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə-/

      UK /ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning trade, industry, and money
      • Financially worthwhile; profitable.
      • Noun
      • A system relating to economics
      • A factor relating to economics
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    • engage in

      US /ɪn'gedʒ ɪn/

      UK /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or become involved in something.
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    • feed on

      US /fid ɑn/

      UK /fi:d ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eat a particular food.
      • To increase or become stronger because of something.
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    • financial

      US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

      UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Involving money
      • Relating to investments.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
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    • finish with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a relationship
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    • fix the problem

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • future self

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
      • An idealized version of oneself that one aspires to become in the future.
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • growth

      US /groʊθ/

      UK /grəʊθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Improvement, development in a skill over time
      • Act of growing
      • Countable Noun
      • A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in relation to

      US /ɪn rɪˈleʃən tu/

      UK /in riˈleiʃən tu:/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
      • Compared with.
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    • in summary

      US /ɪn ˈsʌməri/

      UK /in ˈsʌməri/

      • Phrase
      • Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in the hands of

      US /ɪn ðə ˈhændz ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈhændz ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Under the control or responsibility of someone.
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    • in the long run

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Eventually; over a long period of time.
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    • inflation

      US /ɪnˈfleʃən/

      UK /ɪn'fleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of filling something with air or gas
      • Continual rise in the prices of products
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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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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • liability

      US /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
      • Person, thing that causes problems for someone
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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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    • lower

      US /ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr/

      UK /'ləʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • In a position more near the bottom
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move something downward to the ground
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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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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    • of interest

      US /əv ˈɪntrɪst/

      UK /əv ˈɪntrəst/

      • other
      • Relevant or important to someone or something.
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    • on the news

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
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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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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • over to

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      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • pay back

      US /pe bæk/

      UK /pei bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return money or a favor
      • To take revenge on someone for doing something bad
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    • pay down

      US /pe daʊn/

      UK /pei daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
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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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    • pump up

      US /pʌmp ʌp/

      UK /pʌmp ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To inflate something with air using a pump.
      • To increase or improve something.
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    • recession

      US /rɪˈsɛʃən/

      UK /rɪˈseʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of moving backward gradually
      • Decreased business activity, when work is scarce
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    • repay

      US /rɪˈpe/

      UK /rɪˈpeɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do in return for something done for you
      • To make payments on money that you borrowed
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    • restructuring

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change or organize something in a different way
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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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    • save the day

      US /sev ði de/

      UK /seiv ðə dei/

      • Idiom
      • To prevent a disaster or failure; to rescue a situation.
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spending

      US /ˈspɛndɪŋ/

      UK /ˈspendɪŋ/

      • Gerund
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • squeeze

      US /skwiz/

      UK /skwi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
      • Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
      • Transitive Verb
      • To force or threaten someone to give you something
      • To strongly compress something to get liquid out
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    • step back

      US /stɛp bæk/

      UK /step bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move backwards; to move away from something.
      • To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
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    • stimulus

      US /ˈstɪmjələs/

      UK /ˈstɪmjələs/

      • Noun
      • Something that causes a change
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    • stock

      US /stɑk/

      UK /stɒk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
      • Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
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    • tab

      US /tæb/

      UK /tæb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To press the tab key on a keyboard
      • Noun
      • Formatting space in a word processing document
      • Keyboard key to format space in a document
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    • take away from

      US /tek əˈwe frʌm/

      UK /teik əˈwei frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
      • To remove or detract from a particular quality or fact.
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    • template

      US /ˈtɛmplɪt/

      UK /'templeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
      • Something used as a model to produce many copies
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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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    • transaction

      US /trænˈsækʃən, -ˈzæk-/

      UK /trænˈzækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An exchange in business usually involving money
      • A financial exchange or transfer of funds.
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    • turn things around

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause a situation or business to improve significantly.
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    • wealth

      US /wɛlθ/

      UK /welθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
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    • wealthy

      US /ˈwɛlθi/

      UK /ˈwelθi/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great quantity of money or property
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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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