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  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
  • on behalf of: As the representative of someone
  • on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
  • in power: Having control of a country or organization.
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • snow: Person's name
  • bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
  • mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
  • ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • learning: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • girl: A female child; a young woman
  • job: Something that must be done
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
  • north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
  • joining: To bring something close to another, to become one
  • oil: A liquid used for frying foods
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • club: Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
  • mark: Person's name
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • flag: To indicate something should get special attention
  • joker: Someone who likes to make people laugh
  • expedition: Long journey, often to a dangerous or new place
  • declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
  • freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
  • frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
  • protected: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • raising: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
  • league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
  • confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • previous: Existing or happening before the present time
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • melt: To disappear or to go away
  • behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
  • polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • trek: Slow or difficult journey
  • unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
  • opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
  • pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
  • safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
  • grueling: Requiring physical or mental effort; exhausting
  • capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
  • drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
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    • at best

      US /æt bɛst/

      UK /æt best/

      • Phrase
      • Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
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    • bathroom

      US /ˈbæθru:m/

      UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/

      • Noun
      • Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
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    • behalf

      US /bɪˈhæf, -ˈhɑf/

      UK /biˈhɑ:f/

      • Noun
      • As a representative of someone or a group.
      • For the good of someone or something.
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    • capsule

      US /ˈkæpsul/

      UK /'kæpsju:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
      • Part of a space craft where people live and work
      • Adjective
      • Modifier a small version, with only key items
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • confuse

      US /kənˈfjuz/

      UK /kənˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • To mistake one person or thing for another.
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    • declare

      US /dɪˈklɛr/

      UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a statement in a strong and confident way
      • To show the cost of things purchased overseas
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    • drill

      US /drɪl/

      UK /drɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
      • Exercise done to learn military skills
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a deep hole to find oil, gas etc.
      • To put a hole in something by using a boring tool
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    • expedition

      US /ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən/

      UK /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Long journey, often to a dangerous or new place
      • Short trip to a specific place, e.g. for shopping
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    • flag

      US /flæɡ/

      UK /flæɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate something should get special attention
      • Noun
      • Piece of cloth representing a team, country etc.
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    • freeze

      US /friz/

      UK /fri:z/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To harden to a solid below zero degrees
      • Transitive Verb
      • To store an item of food in a cold place
      • To make someone to not want to communicate
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    • frozen

      US /ˈfroʊzn/

      UK /'frəʊzn/

      • Adjective
      • Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
      • Preserved by freezing.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To store an item of food in a cold place
      • To make someone to not want to communicate
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    • global

      US /ˈgloʊbl/

      UK /ˈgləʊbl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
      • Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
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    • grueling

      US /ˈɡruəlɪŋ, ˈɡrulɪŋ/

      UK /'grʊəlɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Requiring physical or mental effort; exhausting
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in power

      US /ɪn ˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /in ˈpauə/

      • Adjective
      • Having control of a country or organization.
      • Phrase
      • During a period of holding authority or control.
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    • joker

      US /ˈdʒokɚ/

      UK /ˈdʒəʊkə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who likes to make people laugh
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
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    • league

      US /liɡ/

      UK /li:ɡ/

      • Noun
      • Group of people, countries with a common goal
      • Association of sports teams that organizes matches
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
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    • mark

      US /mɑrk/

      UK /mɑ:k/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
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    • melt

      US /mɛlt/

      UK /melt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disappear or to go away
      • To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
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    • mission

      US /ˈmɪʃən/

      UK /'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A task or role someone is given to do
      • Special assignment given to a person or group
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    • mobile

      US /ˈmoʊbl/

      UK /'məʊbaɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be moved or able to move
      • Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
      • Countable Noun
      • Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
      • A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
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    • oil

      US /ɔɪl/

      UK /ɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A liquid used for frying foods
      • Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a liquid for frying foods
      • To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
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    • on a mission

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
      • Very determined to achieve something.
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    • on behalf of

      US /ɑn bɪˈhæf ʌv/

      UK /ɔn biˈhɑ:f ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • As the representative of someone
      • Acting as a representative of.
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • opposition

      US /ˌɑ:pəˈzɪʃn/

      UK /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
      • Group that you are fighting or competing against
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • polar

      US /ˈpolɚ/

      UK /ˈpəʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
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    • pole

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun
      • One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
      • Most northern or most southern point on a planet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move a boat with a stick or pole
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    • predict

      US /prɪˈdɪkt/

      UK /prɪ'dɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or estimate what will or might happen
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    • previous

      US /ˈpriviəs/

      UK /ˈpri:viəs/

      • Adjective
      • Existing or happening before the present time
      • Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
      • Noun
      • A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
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    • region

      US /ˈridʒən/

      UK /'ri:dʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
      • A part of the body
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    • safeguard

      US /ˈseɪfgɑ:rd/

      UK /ˈseɪfgɑ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect and ensure the safety of
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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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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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • trek

      US /trɛk/

      UK /trek/

      • Noun
      • Slow or difficult journey
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make your way slowly and painfully
      • To go on a difficult (often walking) journey
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    • unity

      US /ˈjunɪti/

      UK /'ju:nətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being in full agreement; being joined together
      • Quality of having parts that fit or work together
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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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/
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    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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