Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
  • in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
  • out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
  • lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
  • pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
  • lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
  • to the left: In or toward the left direction.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
  • to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
  • for too long: For an excessively extended period.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • at the risk of: Used to introduce a statement that may offend or be criticized.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
  • harness: To capture the power of something
  • sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
  • altitude: Height of something above sea level
  • expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
  • rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
  • skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
  • swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • dehydration: The state of not having enough water
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • ever: At any time; at all times in the future
  • bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
  • shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • seductive: Having the ability to attract someone sexually
  • simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
  • avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
  • unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
  • ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • optional: Being possible or available, but not required
  • base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • walnut: Nut with a very hard shell
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • continuum: A continuation without noticeable divisions
  • inhospitable: Being difficult to live in due to conditions
  • weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
  • camp: A (military) base
  • claustrophobic: Afraid of being trapped in a small place
  • standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
  • sickness: State of illness or poor health
  • environmentally: So as to affect the environment/the natural world
  • pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
  • accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
  • sky: The place where we see clouds above us
  • blindness: State of being blind or lacking sight
  • freeway: Highway that can be used without paying a toll
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    • accustom

      US /əˈkʌstəm/

      UK /əˈkʌstəm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone or something become used to something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become used to something.
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    • acute

      US /əˈkjut/

      UK /əˈkju:t/

      • Adjective
      • (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
      • Strong; very serious or severe
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    • altitude

      US /ˈæltɪˌtud,-ˌtjud/

      UK /'æltɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Height of something above sea level
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    • at the risk of

      US /ət ðə ˈrɪsk ʌv/

      UK /ət ðə ˈrɪsk əv/

      • other
      • Used to introduce a statement that may offend or be criticized.
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
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    • avalanche

      US /ˈævəˌlæntʃ/

      UK /'ævəlɑ:nʃ/

      • Noun
      • Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • base

      US /bes/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
      • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use as the starting point or origin for
      • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
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    • bid

      US /bɪd/

      UK /bɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To propose an amount you want to pay for something
      • To order someone to do something
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    • blindness

      US /ˈblaɪndnɪs/

      UK /'blaɪndnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being blind or lacking sight
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • camp

      US /kæmp/

      UK /kæmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A (military) base
      • Exaggerated behavior meant to be funny
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
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    • cerebral

      US /ˈsɛrəbrəl, səˈri-/

      UK /ˈserəbrəl, səˈri:-/

      • Adjective
      • Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
      • Affecting or related to the brain
      • Noun
      • An intellectual person.
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    • claustrophobic

      US /ˌklɔ:strəˈfoʊbɪk/

      UK /ˌklɔ:strəˈfəʊbɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Afraid of being trapped in a small place
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • continuum

      US /kənˈtɪnjuəm/

      UK /kənˈtɪnjuəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A continuation without noticeable divisions
      • A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.
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    • dehydration

      US /ˌdihaɪˈdreʃən/

      UK /ˌdi:haɪ'dreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having enough water
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    • diarrhea

      US /ˌdaɪəˈriə/

      UK /ˌdaɪə'rɪə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Frequent and watery bowel movements
      • Frequent and watery bowel movements
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    • environmentally

      US /ɪnˌvaɪrən'mentəlɪ/

      UK /ɪnˌvaɪrən'mentəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • So as to affect the environment/the natural world
      • In a manner that is not harmful to the environment; eco-friendly.
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    • essential

      US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'senʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely or most important and necessary
      • Fundamental; basic.
      • Noun
      • A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
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    • expel

      US /ɪkˈspɛl/

      UK /ɪk'spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a person to leave a place or organization
      • To release or push something (e.g. air) out
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    • expose

      US /ɪkˈspoʊz/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make visible, without covering or protection
      • To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • for too long

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For an excessively extended period.
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    • freeway

      US /ˈfriˌwe/

      UK /'fri:weɪ/

      • Noun
      • Highway that can be used without paying a toll
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    • gear

      US /ɡɪr/

      UK /ɡɪə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To aim at or prepare yourself for something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A speed selector connected to an engine
      • Special clothes you use for a purpose
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • harness

      US /ˈhɑrnɪs/

      UK /'hɑ:nɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To capture the power of something
      • To put a harness on (an animal).
      • Noun
      • Equipment used by horses to pull things
      • A means of controlling and utilizing something, especially natural energy.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • ignore

      US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/

      UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
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    • in control

      US /ɪn kənˈtrol/

      UK /in kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
      • Possessing self-restraint and the ability to manage one's own behavior and emotions.
      • Phrase
      • Having command or authority; managing effectively.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • in the zone

      US /ɪn ði zon/

      UK /in ðə zəun/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
      • Performing at one's best, especially in sports, with effortless skill.
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    • inhospitable

      US /ˌɪnhɑ:ˈspɪtəbl/

      UK /ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being difficult to live in due to conditions
      • Not welcoming guests; unfriendly
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    • lie down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
      • Phrase
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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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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
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    • lose control

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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    • name for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
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    • nausea

      US /ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə/

      UK /ˈnɔ:ziə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
      • A feeling of revulsion; disgust.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
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    • of choice

      US /əv tʃɔɪs/

      UK /əv tʃɔɪs/

      • other
      • Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
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    • optional

      US /ˈɑpʃənəl/

      UK /ˈɒpʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being possible or available, but not required
      • Available as an extra; not standard
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    • out of control

      US /aʊt ʌv kənˈtrol/

      UK /aut ɔv kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to manage or control.
      • Not able to be directed or steered.
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    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
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    • pulmonary

      US /ˈpʌlməneri/

      UK /ˈpʌlmənəri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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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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    • radiation

      US /ˌrediˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
      • Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
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    • rescue

      US /ˈrɛskju/

      UK /'reskju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
      • To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
      • An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
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    • sanitation

      US /ˌsænɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Water systems that protect people's health
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    • seductive

      US /sɪˈdʌktɪv/

      UK /sɪˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having the ability to attract someone sexually
      • Making someone do or want something (often bad)
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    • shell

      US /ʃɛl/

      UK /ʃel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
      • Hard metal container containing a bullet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
      • To fire shells (weapons) at
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    • sickness

      US /ˈsɪknɪs/

      UK /ˈsɪknəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of illness or poor health
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    • simulate

      US /ˈsɪmjəˌlet/

      UK /'sɪmjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy something or look or behave like it
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • skull

      US /skʌl/

      UK /skʌl/

      • Noun
      • Structure of bones forming the face and head
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    • sky

      US /skaɪ/

      UK /skaɪ/

      • Noun
      • The place where we see clouds above us
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    • slope

      US /sloʊp/

      UK /sləʊp/

      • Noun
      • Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
      • Surface on which people can ski
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have one end that is not as high as the other
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • standpoint

      US /ˈstændˌpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˈstændpɔɪnt/

      • Noun
      • Mental position from which things are viewed
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    • summit

      US /ˈsʌmɪt/

      UK /'sʌmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
      • Highest part or top point of a mountain
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).
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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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    • swell

      US /swɛl/

      UK /swel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
      • To increase in size or number larger than normal
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being overcome from feeling a strong emotion
      • Act of growing in size or increasing in number
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    • to the left

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In or toward the left direction.
      • Situated on the left side of.
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    • to the point

      US /tu ði pɔɪnt/

      UK /tu: ðə pɔint/

      • Adjective
      • Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
      • Phrase
      • Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
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    • turn over

      US /tɚn ˈovɚ/

      UK /tə:n ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose possession of a ball in sports
      • To consider something carefully in your mind
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • ultraviolet

      US /ˌʌltrəˈvaɪəlɪt/

      UK /ˌʌltrə'vaɪələt/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning light waves that are extremely short
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ultraviolet radiation.
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    • unusual

      US /ʌnˈjuʒuəl/

      UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
      • Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others.
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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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    • vomit

      US /ˈvɑ:mɪt/

      UK /ˈvɒmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bring (blood, etc.) up and out of mouth
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    • walnut

      US /ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət/

      UK /ˈwɔ:lnʌt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Nut with a very hard shell
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    • wrist

      US /rɪst/

      UK /rɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part where your hand joins your arm
      • A support worn around the wrist, often for sports or medical reasons.
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    • zone

      US /zoʊn/

      UK /zəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Area of space designated for a particular use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide an area for a particular reason
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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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    世界一高い山、エベレスト登頂までの身体的危険を解説 | WIRED Japan

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    林宜悉 posted on 2025/02/21
    Ever wondered about the extreme dangers of climbing Mount Everest? This video dives deep into the physical risks, from Acute Mountain Sickness to the notorious 'Death Zone,' and explains the high-altitude gear and medical tech, like the Gamma Bag, that climbers rely on. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to extreme environments and survival!

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