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    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo increase the amount; collect something
    Some people spend years building up their stamp collections
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo develop or increase something in stages
    She is building up her business
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo develop an area with buildings and roads
    They are almost finished building up the shopping mall
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To increase or develop something gradually.
    We are building up our stock of supplies for the winter.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo praise or encourage someone.
    She is building up her friend's confidence before the presentation.

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    How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand

    10:46How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand
    • So the resale market can do a lot for building up buzz around the brand and building brand heat.

      So the resale market can do a lot for building up buzz around the brand and building brand heat.

    B1

    Does Protein Powder Work? (Spoiler: YES, but there's a catch)

    05:55Does Protein Powder Work? (Spoiler: YES, but there's a catch)
    • When it comes to building up new muscle, your body can't build new muscle cells, so your body relies on muscle hypertrophy.

      When it comes to building up new muscle, your body can't build new muscle cells, so your body relies on muscle hypertrophy.

    B1

    The Cascadia Fault Is Ready To Rupture: A MEGA Earthquake Is Coming!

    10:58The Cascadia Fault Is Ready To Rupture: A MEGA Earthquake Is Coming!
    • This process of subduction has been ongoing for millions of years, building up immense tectonic stress.

      This process of subduction has been ongoing for millions of years, building up immense tectonic stress.

    • This process of subduction has been ongoing for millions of years, building up immense tectonic stress.

      This process of subduction has been ongoing for millions of years, building up immense tectonic stress.

    B2

    This Beef Noodle Soup Is the Best Late Night Dish in Taiwan | Street Eats | Bon Appétit

    12:28This Beef Noodle Soup Is the Best Late Night Dish in Taiwan | Street Eats | Bon Appétit
    • but I am excited about tasting the layers of flavor that Chef has spent so much time building up.

      but I am excited about tasting the layers of flavor that Chef has spent so much time building up.

    • I'm sitting here, not an expert, but I am excited about tasting the layers of flavor that Chef has spent so much time building up.

      I'm sitting here, not an expert, but I am excited about tasting the layers of flavor that Chef has spent so much time building up.

    B1

    Russian spy ship on edge of UK waters, defence secretary says | BBC News

    03:45Russian spy ship on edge of UK waters, defence secretary says | BBC News
    • Yes, it was a fairly stark statement at the top of his press conference, a press conference billed as being a moment to talk about how Britain is building up its defense industry in response to a more dangerous world, in response to threats from Russia.

      Yes, it was a fairly stark statement at the top of his press conference, a press conference billed as being a moment to talk about how Britain is building up its defense industry in response to a more dangerous world, in response to threats from Russia.

    • A press conference, uh, billed as being a moment to talk about how Britain is building up its defence industry in response to a more dangerous world, in response to threats from Russia.

      A press conference, uh, billed as being a moment to talk about how Britain is building up its defence industry in response to a more dangerous world, in response to threats from Russia.

    B1

    25 Things to do in MUNICH, Germany ?? | MUNICH TRAVEL GUIDE (München)

    24:5325 Things to do in MUNICH, Germany ?? | MUNICH TRAVEL GUIDE (München)
    • building up a bit of an appetite for  lunch and it is a beautiful green  

      building up a bit of an appetite for  lunch and it is a beautiful green  

    • Building up a bit of an appetite for lunch and it is a beautiful green escape.

      Building up a bit of an appetite for lunch and it is a beautiful green escape.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • They were a gloomy suite of rooms in a lowering pile of building up a yard, where it had so little business to be that one could scarcely help fancying it must have run there when it was a young house, playing at hide-and-seek with other houses and forgotten the way out again.

      They were a gloomy suite of rooms in a lowering pile of building up a yard, where it had so little business to be that one could scarcely help fancying it must have run there when it was a young house, playing at hide-and-seek with other houses and forgotten the way out again.

    • They were a gloomy suite of rooms, in a lowering  pile of building up a yard, where it had so little  

      They were a gloomy suite of rooms, in a lowering  pile of building up a yard, where it had so little  

    B2

    South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society

    19:51South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society
    • So then what is all of this building up to?

      So then what is all of this building up to?

    • So then what is all of this building up to?

      So then what is all of this building up to?

    B1

    Serena Williams: From Tennis GOAT to VC Powerhouse

    14:40Serena Williams: From Tennis GOAT to VC Powerhouse
    • It's really just about building up someone else.

      It's really just about building up someone else.

    • It's really just about building up someone else." And like I said, like, just being here to talk about how you're helping others.

      It's really just about building up someone else." And like I said, like, just being here to talk about how you're helping others.

    A2

    Roland Barthes | Semiotic Theory Explained

    07:52Roland Barthes | Semiotic Theory Explained
    • and this—this is like a sort of way of building up tension before he has this sort of big sort of fight.

      and this—this is like a sort of way of building up tension before he has this sort of big sort of fight.

    • And this, this is like a sort of way of building up tension before he has this sort of big sort of fight.

      And this, this is like a sort of way of building up tension before he has this sort of big sort of fight.

    A1