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  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • have to: Must do
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
  • a blanket of: A thick layer or covering of something.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • close out: To sell off or eliminate remaining items or inventory, often at discounted prices.
  • snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
  • in full force: With maximum power or intensity.
  • back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
  • take it easy
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • have on: To be wearing something.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
  • connected with: Related to; associated with.
  • perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
  • emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • slam: To criticize sharply
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • management: People who are in control of a business or group
  • possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
  • overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
  • tornado: Violent storm with strong winds
  • neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
  • coordinator: Someone tasked to see that work goes harmoniously
  • semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
  • warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
  • inclement: (Of weather) bad; unpleasant; wet or cold
  • snowfall: Precipitation falling in the form of ice crystals
  • purview: Area of authority, knowledge of influence
  • roadway: Road over which vehicles travel
  • midwest: North central region of the United States
  • statewide: Occurring or extending throughout a state
  • tabletop: Top horizontal work surface of a table
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    • a blanket of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A thick layer or covering of something.
      • Something that covers or affects everything or everyone in a place or group.
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • back out

      US /bæk aʊt/

      UK /bæk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say you will now not do something you promised
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    • blanket

      US /ˈblæŋkɪt/

      UK /'blæŋkɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something completely so it cannot be seen
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • close out

      US /kloz aʊt/

      UK /kləuz aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To sell off or eliminate remaining items or inventory, often at discounted prices.
      • To terminate or offset an existing financial position or trade.
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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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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    • coordinator

      US /koʊ'ɔ:dənˌeɪtə/

      UK /kəʊ'ɔ:dɪneɪtə/

      • Noun
      • Someone tasked to see that work goes harmoniously
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • emergency

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden event needing an immediate action
      • A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
      • Adjective
      • Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
      • Designed for use in an emergency.
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • have on

      US /hæv ɑn/

      UK /hæv ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be wearing something.
      • To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in full force

      US /ɪn fʊl fɔrs/

      UK /in ful fɔ:s/

      • Phrase
      • With maximum power or intensity.
      • With all members present or active.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • inclement

      US /ɪnˈklɛmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈklemənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather) bad; unpleasant; wet or cold
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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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    • management

      US /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/

      UK /'mænɪdʒmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who are in control of a business or group
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
      • The skill of organizing and controlling resources.
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • midwest

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • North central region of the United States
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    • neighbor

      US /ˈnebɚ/

      UK /'neɪbə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who lives, or is near, you
      • A country or area next to another.
      • Adjective
      • Situated near or next to something.
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    • off guard

      US /ɔf ɡɑrd/

      UK /ɔf ɡɑ:d/

      • Adjective
      • In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
      • Unprepared for something; surprised.
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    • on average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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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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    • overnight

      US /ˈovɚˌnaɪt/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'naɪt/

      • Adverb
      • (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
      • For or during the night
      • Adjective
      • Lasting or taking place during the night
      • Delivered or intended to be delivered on the next day
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    • perspective

      US /pɚˈspɛktɪv/

      UK /pə'spektɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
      • Ability to understand what is important in life
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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • purview

      US /ˈpɜ:rvju:/

      UK /ˈpɜ:vju:/

      • Noun
      • Area of authority, knowledge of influence
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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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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • roadway

      US /ˈroʊdweɪ/

      UK /ˈrəʊdweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Road over which vehicles travel
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    • semi

      US /ˈsɛmaɪ, ˈsɛmi/

      UK /ˈsemi/

      • Prefix
      • A prefix meaning 'half'
      • Noun
      • House that shares a wall with another house
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    • set to

      US /sɛt tu/

      UK /set tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
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    • severe

      US /səˈvɪr/

      UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; harsh
      • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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    • slam

      US /slæm/

      UK /slæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize sharply
      • To shut with a lot of force, making a loud noise
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of closing a door, etc. violently
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    • snow in

      US /snoʊ ɪn/

      UK /snəu in/

      • other
      • To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
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    • snowfall

      US /ˈsnoˌfɔl/

      UK /ˈsnəʊfɔ:l/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Precipitation falling in the form of ice crystals
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    • statewide

      US /ˈstetˌwaɪd/

      UK /ˈsteɪtwaɪd/

      • Adverb
      • Occurring or extending throughout a state
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    • stay home

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain in one's house or residence.
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • tabletop

      US /ˈtebəlˌtɑp/

      UK /ˈteɪbltɒp/

      • Noun
      • Top horizontal work surface of a table
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    • take it easy

      US /tek ɪt ˈizi/

      UK /teik it ˈi:zi/

      • Phrase
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    • tornado

      US /tɔrˈnedo/

      UK /tɔ:'neɪdəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Violent storm with strong winds
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    • transportation

      US /ˌtrænspɔ:rˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of moving people or goods between places
      • A system or means of transport, especially public transport.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • warren

      US /ˈwɔrən, ˈwɑr-/

      UK /'wɒrən/

      • Noun
      • Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
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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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