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  • under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
  • confirm: To formally approve or check something
  • humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • fragility: Lack of strength; easily broken or harmed
  • protection: Being kept from harm
  • health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
  • follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
  • food: What people and animals eat to live
  • congo: A major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • civilian

      US /sɪˈvɪljən/

      UK /sə'vɪlɪən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Ordinary person who is not in the army
      • Adjective
      • Relating to civilians; not military.
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • confirm

      US /kənˈfɜ:rm/

      UK /kənˈfɜ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally approve or check something
      • To provide evidence to establish the truth of
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    • democratic

      US /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/

      UK /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
      • Based on the principle that all members have equal rights.
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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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    • expand

      US /ɪkˈspænd/

      UK /ɪk'spænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • fragility

      US /frə'dʒɪlətɪ/

      UK /frə'dʒɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of strength; easily broken or harmed
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    • humanitarian

      US /hju:ˌmænɪˈteriən/

      UK /hju:ˌmænɪˈteəriən/

      • Noun
      • Person who tries to help those in a crisis
      • Adjective
      • Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare.
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    • monitor

      US /ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r)/

      UK /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To observe and keep a record of something
      • To observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
      • Noun
      • A senior student at school
      • Electronic screen on which you can see images
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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.
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    • persistence

      US /pərˈsɪstəns/

      UK /pəˈsɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
      • The fact of continuing to exist for a long time.
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    • population

      US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
      • A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
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    • protection

      US /prəˈtɛkʃən/

      UK /prəˈtekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being kept from harm
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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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    • scale

      US /skel/

      UK /skeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Size, level, or amount when compared
      • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change the size of but keep the proportions
      • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • substantial

      US /səbˈstænʃəl/

      UK /səbˈstænʃl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
      • Being large in degree, quantity, or size
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    • under control

      US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈtrol/

      UK /ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
      • Having one's emotions or impulses restrained.
      • Phrase
      • A situation that is being managed effectively.
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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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