Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
  • on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
  • live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
  • cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
  • at least: As a minimum
  • guard against: To take precautions against something undesirable.
  • steer clear of: To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems.
  • for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • flow out of: To move or pour steadily and continuously from somewhere.
  • except for: Not including; excluding.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
  • pure and simple: Used to emphasize that something is exactly as stated, nothing more.
  • trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
  • in terms of
  • on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
  • connected with: Related to; associated with.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
  • surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • huge: Very very large
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • threat: Warning of probable trouble
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • cheesy: Being of poor quality or in bad taste; not sincere
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • camouflage: Blending into the background by being similar
  • marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
  • legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
  • melt: To disappear or to go away
  • shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • deep: Complex and important
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • part: Division of a book
  • coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
  • tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
  • volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
  • eruption: Act of happening suddenly or begin doing
  • fascinate: To attract or interest greatly
  • crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
  • wildlife: All wild animals
  • annihilation: Total destruction
  • uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
  • flounder: To make clumsy or uncontrolled movements
  • magma: Hot liquid rock from the Earth's crust
  • runny: Being able to flow as a liquid
  • canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
  • seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
  • stingray: Large venomous ray with large barbed spines
  • saltwater: Water containing salts such as the ocean
  • northwestern: Area in the north and west
  • seahorse: Small fish with a horse-like head and a tail
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    • annihilation

      US /əˌnaɪəˈleʃən/

      UK /əˌnaɪə'leɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Total destruction
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    • aquarium

      US /əˈkwɛriəm/

      UK /ə'kweərɪəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • camouflage

      US /ˈkæməˌflɑʒ, -ˌflɑdʒ/

      UK /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Blending into the background by being similar
      • Something patterned that hides military vehicle
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide by blending it into its background
      • To hide or disguise someone or something, by means of camouflage.
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    • canary

      US /kəˈnɛri/

      UK /kə'neərɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
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    • cheesy

      US /ˈtʃizi/

      UK /'tʃi:zɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being of poor quality or in bad taste; not sincere
      • Tasting like cheese
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    • come together

      US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or unite; to start working together.
      • To form a close relationship or bond.
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    • connected with

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Related to; associated with.
      • Involved with; having a relationship with.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • Was associated or linked to someone or something.
      • Felt understanding or empathy with someone or something.
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    • coral

      US /ˈkɑrəl/

      UK /'kɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Color that is a combination of pink and orange
      • Noun
      • Marine substance made from bones of sea creatures
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • crab

      US /kræb/

      UK /kræb/

      • Noun
      • Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To complain about something in an annoying way
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    • cut off

      US /kʌt ɔf/

      UK /kʌt ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a process, e.g. a phone call
      • To cut the end of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
      • To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
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    • destruction

      US /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /dɪ'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
      • The state of being destroyed or ruined.
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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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    • eruption

      US /ɪˈrʌpʃən/

      UK /ɪ'rʌpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of happening suddenly or begin doing
      • Process of a volcano shooting out hot rocks
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • essentially

      US /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
      • Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
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    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
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    • evacuate

      US /ɪˈvækjuˌet/

      UK /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To move people from dangerous to a safe places
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    • except for

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/

      UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Not including; excluding.
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    • fascinate

      US /ˈfæsəˌnet/

      UK /'fæsɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract or interest greatly
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    • flounder

      US /ˈflaʊndɚ/

      UK /ˈflaʊndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make clumsy or uncontrolled movements
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    • flow out of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move or pour steadily and continuously from somewhere.
      • To originate or emanate from something.
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    • for days

      US /fɔr dez/

      UK /fɔ: deɪz/

      • Phrase
      • For a long period of time; lasting several days.
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    • guard against

      US /ɡɑrd əˈɡenst/

      UK /ɡɑ:d əˈɡenst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take precautions against something undesirable.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take precautions against something; to protect oneself from something negative.
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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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 love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • lava

      US /'lɑ:və/

      UK /ˈlɑ:və/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
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    • legislation

      US /ˌlɛdʒɪˈsleʃən/

      UK /ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of writing and passing laws
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    • live on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to exist or be remembered.
      • To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
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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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    • magma

      US /'mæɡmə/

      UK /'mæɡmə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hot liquid rock from the Earth's crust
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    • marine

      US /məˈrin/

      UK /mə'ri:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
      • Adjective
      • Of the ocean or ocean plants and animals
      • Concerning sailing or doing business by sea
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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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    • mythical

      US /ˈmɪθɪkəl/

      UK /ˈmɪθɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
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    • northwestern

      US /'nɔ:θ'westən/

      UK /'nɔ:θ'westən/

      • Adjective
      • Area in the north and west
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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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    • on sunday

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Every Sunday; each Sunday.
      • Referring to a particular Sunday.
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    • on the lookout

      US /ɑn ði ˈlʊkˌaʊt/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈlʊkˌaʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
      • Idiom
      • To be watching carefully in order to detect something, such as danger or opportunity.
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • pure and simple

      US /pjʊɚ ənd ˈsɪmpl/

      UK /pjʊə ənd ˈsɪmpl/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize that something is exactly as stated, nothing more.
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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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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    • runny

      US /ˈrʌni/

      UK /'rʌnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to flow as a liquid
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    • saltwater

      US /ˈsɔltˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/

      UK /ˈsɔ:ltˌwɔ:tə, -ˌwɔtə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Water containing salts such as the ocean
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    • seafood

      US /ˈsiˌfud/

      UK /'si:fu:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
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    • seahorse

      US /'si:hɔ:s/

      UK /'si:hɔ:s/

      • Noun
      • Small fish with a horse-like head and a tail
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    • shrimp

      US /ʃrɪmp/

      UK /ʃrɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
      • Someone who is small and weak
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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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    • steer clear of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems.
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    • stingray

      US /ˈstɪŋˌre/

      UK /ˈstɪŋreɪ/

      • Noun
      • Large venomous ray with large barbed spines
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • substance

      US /ˈsʌbstəns/

      UK /'sʌbstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Essence of; most basic or central qualities
      • Particular type of material
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • surge

      US /sɜ:rdʒ/

      UK /sɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden movement in one direction by many
      • Sudden or unexpected increase in amount
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move unexpectedly and quickly in one direction
      • To rise to an unexpected height
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    • sustainable

      US /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of continuing for a long time
      • Able to be maintained without running out of
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    • threat

      US /θrɛt/

      UK /θret/

      • Noun
      • Warning of probable trouble
      • A warning that you may be harmed
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    • threat to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
      • A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
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    • trade in

      US /treid ɪn/

      UK /treid in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give something as part of the payment for something else.
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • uncover

      US /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

      UK /ʌn'kʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove what is on top to show something
      • (Journalist) to discover some news to be reported
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    • volcanic

      US /vɑ:lˈkænɪk/

      UK /vɒlˈkænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
      • Of or relating to a volcano or volcanoes
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    • volcano

      US /vɑ:lˈkeɪnoʊ/

      UK /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
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    • wildlife

      US /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/

      UK /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • All wild animals
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    • worldwide

      US /ˈwɚldˈwaɪd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
      • Adverb
      • Extending or reaching throughout the whole world.
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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