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  • build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
  • to death: Extremely; to a great degree
  • have to: Must do
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • slightly: Only a little
  • ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • section: A part of a whole
  • dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
  • architecture: Design and construction of buildings
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • distinction: Special quality that makes something different
  • slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
  • platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
  • enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
  • genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • flame: To glow
  • shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • thermal: Item of warm clothing for cold weather use
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • insulation: Material that is used to prevent heat, etc. passing
  • elevate: To make something higher
  • blizzard: Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
  • traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
  • igloo: Domed house made of blocks of frozen snow
  • radiator: Device for cooling down an engine
  • insulator: Material with low conductivity
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    • architecture

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛktʃɚ/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Design and construction of buildings
      • The style or design of a building or buildings.
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    • blizzard

      US /ˈblɪzəd/

      UK /'blɪzəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
      • A situation where many things happen at once, often chaotic or overwhelming.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To snow heavily with strong winds.
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    • build a house

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To construct a building for habitation.
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
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    • dense

      US /dɛns/

      UK /dens/

      • Adjective
      • Very thick and difficult to see, get through
      • Hard to understand
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    • distinction

      US /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

      UK /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special quality that makes something different
      • A prize of award for a high level of achievement
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    • dome

      US /doʊm/

      UK /dəʊm/

      • Noun
      • Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
      B2
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    • elevate

      US /ˈɛləˌvet/

      UK /ˈelɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something higher
      • To raise something in status, importance, feeling
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    • enemy

      US /ˈɛnəmi/

      UK /ˈenəmi/

      • Noun
      • Something that stops you doing what you want
      • Group, or people, you are opposed to
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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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    • flame

      US /flem/

      UK /fleɪm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To glow
      • To burn or glow in a fire
      • Noun
      • The red part you can see in fire
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    • flat

      US /flæt/

      UK /flæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Apartment; set of rooms for living in
      • The smooth or level part of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share an apartment with someone
      • To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
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    • genius

      US /ˈdʒinjəs/

      UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person displaying a high level of intelligence
      • The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
      A2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • igloo

      US /'ɪɡlu:/

      UK /'ɪɡlu:/

      • Noun
      • Domed house made of blocks of frozen snow
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    • ingredient

      US /ɪnˈɡridiənt/

      UK /ɪnˈgri:diənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food item used when making a meal or drink
      • Quality necessary to be something to work well
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    • insulation

      US /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃn/

      UK /ˌɪnsjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material that is used to prevent heat, etc. passing
      B2
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    • insulator

      US /ˈɪnsəleɪtə(r)/

      UK /ˈɪnsjuleɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Material with low conductivity
      B2
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
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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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    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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    • myth

      US /mɪθ/

      UK /mɪθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
      • Famous story dealing with origins of a culture
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • paradox

      US /ˈpærəˌdɑks/

      UK /'pærədɒks/

      • Noun
      • Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
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    • platform

      US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

      UK /'plætfɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat, raised structure that people stand on
      • Area from which you board a train at a station
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • radiator

      US /ˈrediˌeɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈreɪdieɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device for cooling down an engine
      • Heating device for a room or building
      B2
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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
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    • seal

      US /sil/

      UK /si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
      • To close an envelop or package
      • Noun
      • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
      • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
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    • section

      US / ˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
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    • shelter

      US /ˈʃɛltɚ/

      UK /'ʃeltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to protect people/animals from abuse
      • Structure that covers or protects things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give animals, people a place away from abuse
      • To find protection from danger/bad weather
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    • shield

      US /ʃild/

      UK /ʃi:ld/

      • Noun
      • A family's coat of arms or insignia
      • Device used to protect from a harmful force
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
      • To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
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    • slice

      US /slaɪs/

      UK /slaɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
      • Piece or share of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit a ball so that it curves to one side
      • To cut a thin piece off something larger
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • thermal

      US /ˈθɜ:rml/

      UK /ˈθɜ:ml/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Item of warm clothing for cold weather use
      • Rising body of warm air, e.g. in gliding
      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to heat or a source of heat
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • to death

      US /tu dɛθ/

      UK /tu: deθ/

      • Phrase
      • Extremely; to a great degree
      • Until death
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    • traditionally

      US /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      UK /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Something done in a customary, traditional manner
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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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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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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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