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  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • such as: For example; like
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
  • any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • slightly: Only a little
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • cruise: To easily achieve
  • suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
  • primarily: In the most basic or important way
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • blow: To move something using air
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
  • urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
  • acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
  • inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
  • coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
  • trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
  • important: Having power or authority
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • amplify: To increase the effect of something
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
  • fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
  • transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
  • virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • airborne: Being in the air
  • transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
  • molecular: About or caused by molecules
  • ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
  • frail: (E.g. of old person) weak in health, body
  • flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
  • pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
  • dialysis: (Medical) taking waste from blood if kidneys are damaged
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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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    • affect

      US /əˈfɛkt/

      UK /ə'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a change in something else
      • To pretend to have or feel (something).
      • Noun
      • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
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    • airborne

      US /ˈerbɔ:rn/

      UK /ˈeəbɔ:n/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the air
      • Transmitted through the air.
      • Noun
      • A military unit trained to be transported by air and parachute into combat.
      • An operation involving the dropping of troops by parachute from aircraft.
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    • amplify

      US /ˈæmpləˌfaɪ/

      UK /'æmplɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the effect of something
      • To add more details to a story or something said
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    • any sort of

      US

      UK

      • Determiner
      • Any kind of; any type of
      • Phrase
      • Somewhat; to some extent
      A2
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    • assessment

      US /əˈsɛsmənt/

      UK /əˈsesmənt/

      • Noun
      • Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
      B1TOEIC
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
      A2
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • cruise

      US /kruz/

      UK /kru:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To easily achieve
      • To travel by boat or car for leisure
      • Countable Noun
      • A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
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    • devastating

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
      • Adjective
      • Destroying everything; very shocking
      • Causing great emotional pain or shock.
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    • dialysis

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • (Medical) taking waste from blood if kidneys are damaged
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
      A2TOEIC
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    • exposure

      US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
      • Being talked about in the media
      A2TOEIC
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    • fatigue

      US /fəˈtiɡ/

      UK /fəˈti:g/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
      • Being very tired
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone or something to become very tired
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    • fever

      US /ˈfivɚ/

      UK /'fi:və(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A high body temperature, indicating illness
      • State of excited emotion or activity
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to have a fever.
      B1
      More
    • flu

      US /flu/

      UK /flu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness causing headache, fever etc.
      • A specific instance or bout of influenza.
      B2
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • frail

      US /frel/

      UK /freɪl/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of old person) weak in health, body
      B2
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
      B1TOEIC
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    • illness

      US /ˈɪlnɪs/

      UK /ˈɪlnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
      • A particular instance or type of disease.
      A2
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    • in other words

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
      More
    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
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    • inhale

      US /ɪnˈhel/

      UK /ɪnˈheɪl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To breathe in something like air or smoke
      • To eat or drink something extremely fast
      B2
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    • kidney

      US /ˈkɪdni/

      UK /'kɪdnɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
      • An animal kidney used as food.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the kidneys.
      • Having the shape of a kidney; bean-shaped.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • molecular

      US /məˈlɛkjəlɚ/

      UK /mə'lekjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • About or caused by molecules
      B2
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    • mortality

      US /mɔrˈtælɪti/

      UK /mɔ:ˈtæləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality or state of being capable of dying
      • The state of being subject to death; the proportion of deaths to population.
      B2
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    • muscle aches

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Pain in the muscles.
      B2
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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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    • outbreak

      US /ˈaʊtˌbrek/

      UK /ˈaʊtbreɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
      • A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
      B2
      More
    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
      B1
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    • pandemic

      US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /pæn'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
      • Noun
      • a pandemic disease
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    • primarily

      US /praɪˈmɛrəli, -ˈmɛr-/

      UK /praɪˈmerəli/

      • Adverb
      • In the most basic or important way
      A2TOEIC
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    • pulmonary

      US /ˈpʌlməneri/

      UK /ˈpʌlmənəri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
      C1
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    • rare

      US /rɛr/

      UK /reə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
      • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • rodent

      US /ˈroʊdnt/

      UK /ˈrəʊdnt/

      • Noun
      • Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
      B2
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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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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
      A2
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
      A2TOEIC
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • suspect

      US /səˈspɛkt/

      UK /sə'spekt/

      • Noun
      • Person thought to have committed a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
      • To doubt or lack trust
      A2TOEIC
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    • syndrome

      US /ˈsɪnˌdrom/

      UK /'sɪndrəʊm/

      • Noun
      • A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
      B1
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    • technique

      US /tɛkˈnik/

      UK /tekˈni:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
      • The skill or ability to do something well.
      A2TOEIC
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    • therapy

      US /ˈθɛrəpi/

      UK /'θerəpɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Treatment to help cure an illness
      • Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
      B2
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    • to the death

      US /tu ðə dɛθ/

      UK /tu ðə deθ/

      • other
      • With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
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    • trace

      US /tres/

      UK /treɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make an outline to determine a shape
      • To find someone or something that has disappeared
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Very small quantity of something
      • A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
      B1
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    • transmission

      US /trænsˈmɪʃən, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
      • Electronic signal sent by radio waves; broadcast
      B1
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    • transmit

      US /trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈmɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
      • To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
      B1
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • urine

      US /ˈjʊrən/

      UK /ˈjʊərɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Yellow liquid waste from the body
      C1
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    • ventilation

      US /ˌvɛntlˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌventɪ'leɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
      B2
      More
    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • virus

      US /ˈvaɪrəs/

      UK /'vaɪrəs/

      • Noun
      • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
      • Living organism that causes disease or sickness
      B1
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    • vulnerable

      US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

      UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to attack or damage
      • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
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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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