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  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
  • also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
  • have to: Must do
  • vegetable oil: Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
  • beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
  • back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • check out
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
  • pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
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    • also known as

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Also called; alternatively named.
      • Identified by another term; synonymous with.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • back out

      US /bæk aʊt/

      UK /bæk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say you will now not do something you promised
      A1
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    • beneath the surface

      US /bɪˈniθ ðɚ ˈsɝfəs/

      UK /bɪˈni:θ ðə ˈsɜ:rfəs/

      • other
      • In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
      • Hidden aspects or feelings not immediately visible or obvious.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • investigate

      US /ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet/

      UK /ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to find out facts; to carry out research
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    • on the other side of

      US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/

      • Preposition
      • Located across something from a given point.
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
      A2TOEIC
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How fast or slow something is or is done
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move quickly when completing an action
      • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
      B1TOEIC
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    • trick

      US /trɪk/

      UK /trɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
      • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of trying to fool someone
      • Quick or skillful way of doing something
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    • tube

      US /tub,tjub/

      UK /tju:b/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plastic or metal container for soft substances
      • Long hollow pipe used to hold or liquids or gases
      B1
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    • vegetable oil

      US /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl ɔɪl/

      UK /ˈvedʒitəbl ɔil/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
      A2
      More
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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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