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  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • turned upside down: In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
  • right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • meet the demand: To supply enough of something that people want or need.
  • regardless of
  • reinvent the wheel: To waste time and effort trying to create something that already exists.
  • set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
  • cut down: To reduce your use of something
  • bricks and mortar: A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • such as: For example; like
  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • shift in: A change or alteration in something.
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • not necessary: Not required; not needed.
  • scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
  • to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
  • as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • degree: Amount or extent of something
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
  • assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
  • education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
  • peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • free: Living, happening without being controlled
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • Internet: Worldwide computer network system
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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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    • as we know it

      US /əz wi no ɪt/

      UK /əz wi nəu ɪt/

      • other
      • In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
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    • assignment

      US /əˈsaɪnmənt/

      UK /ə'saɪnmənt/

      • Noun
      • Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
      • A homework task or report
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • bricks and mortar

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
      • Real estate; buildings.
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    • connection

      US /kəˈnɛkʃən/

      UK /kəˈnekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that joins things together; being joined
      • Person you know who can help you in some way
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    • cut down

      US /kʌt daʊn/

      UK /kʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce your use of something
      • To fell a tree.
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    • degree

      US /dɪˈɡri/

      UK /dɪˈgri:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or extent of something
      • Unit for measuring temperature or angles
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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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    • education

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Academic field studying the practice of teaching
      • Process of giving or receiving teaching
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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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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    • meet the demand

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To supply enough of something that people want or need.
      • Phrase
      • To satisfy a need or requirement.
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    • move to

      US /muv tu/

      UK /mu:v tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change the place where you live or work.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To proceed to the next stage or action.
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    • not necessary

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not required; not needed.
      • Phrase
      • Optional; not compulsory.
      • Avoidable; not inevitable.
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    • on board

      US /ɑn bɔrd/

      UK /ɔn bɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • Adverb
      • On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • peer

      US /pɪr/

      UK /pɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
      • Person of the same age, class or situation
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look closely and carefully, as if hard to see
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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    • reinvent the wheel

      US /ˌriɪnˈvɛnt ði hwil/

      UK /ˌri:inˈvent ðə hwi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To waste time and effort trying to create something that already exists.
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    • right for

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
      • Correct or most appropriate.
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    • scale up

      US //skeɪl ʌp//

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To increase in size, number, or extent.
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    • set out

      US /sɛt aʊt/

      UK /set aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange something in an orderly fashion
      • To give in detail in writing
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    • shift in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • A change or alteration in something.
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • to scale

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase or expand proportionally.
      • To climb or ascend.
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    • turned upside down

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrupt or throw into disorder; to reverse the normal state of affairs.
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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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