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  • have to: Must do
  • bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
  • blow up: To suddenly become angry
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
  • in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
  • at the worst: Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • pass from: To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
  • muddle through: To manage to do something without much skill or planning.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • famous last words: An ironic comment made before something goes wrong.
  • in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
  • run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
  • push in: To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • rational: Able to think clearly
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • political: Being active or interested in government matters
  • currency: Widespread acceptance
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
  • threat: Warning of probable trouble
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
  • blow: To move something using air
  • plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
  • distinction: Special quality that makes something different
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • important: Having power or authority
  • maneuver: Military movement of troops
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
  • education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • proposition: General claim or theory
  • fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
  • politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
  • bailout: Giving money to help someone get out of debt
  • populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
  • spook: To scare; frighten
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    • at the worst

      US /ət ðə ˈwɝst/

      UK /ət ðə ˈwɜ:st/

      • other
      • Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • bailout

      US /ˈbelˌaʊt/

      UK /ˈbeɪlaʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Giving money to help someone get out of debt
      • An act of providing financial assistance to a failing business or economy to prevent its collapse.
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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
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    • blow up

      US /blo ʌp/

      UK /bləu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly become angry
      • To put air in something, e.g. a tire or balloon
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explode; to be destroyed by an explosion.
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    • bond

      US /bɑnd/

      UK /bɒnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
      • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop a close relationship with
      • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
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    • bring down

      US /brɪŋ daʊn/

      UK /briŋ daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
      • To kill someone, often with a gun
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    • budget

      US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/

      UK /'bʌdʒɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of money planned to be spent
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a plan for how to spend your money
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    • contrary

      US /ˈkɑnˌtrɛri/

      UK /'kɒntrərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
      • Going against authority, a parent, or the rules
      • Adverb
      • In opposition to.
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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
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    • currency

      US /ˈkɚrənsi, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Widespread acceptance
      • Money system that a country uses
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    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
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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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    • 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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    • economic

      US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌikə-/

      UK /ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning trade, industry, and money
      • Financially worthwhile; profitable.
      • Noun
      • A system relating to economics
      • A factor relating to economics
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    • education

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Academic field studying the practice of teaching
      • Process of giving or receiving teaching
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • famous last words

      US /ˈfeɪməs læst wɝdz/

      UK /ˈfeɪməs lɑ:st wɜ:dz/

      • other
      • An ironic comment made before something goes wrong.
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    • fiscal

      US /ˈfɪskəl/

      UK /ˈfɪskl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning government spending and taxing
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    • for example

      US

      UK

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

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hazard

      US /ˈhæzəd/

      UK /'hæzəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is dangerous and causes problems
      • Something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try, with the risk of being wrong or losing
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    • in favor of

      US /ɪn ˈfevɚ ʌv/

      UK /in ˈfeivə ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
      • To the advantage of; benefiting.
      • Preposition
      • Supporting or approving of something.
      • To the advantage of; to the benefit of.
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    • in trouble

      US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /in ˈtrʌbl/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
      • other
      • In serious trouble or difficulty.
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    • integration

      US /ˌɪntɪˈɡreʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntɪ'ɡreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of bringing things together into a whole
      • The finding of an integral.
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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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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • maneuver

      US /məˈnuvɚ, -ˈnju-/

      UK /mə'nu:və/

      • Noun
      • Military movement of troops
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move troops in a battle
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    • moral

      US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/

      UK /ˈmɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
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    • muddle through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to do something without much skill or planning.
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    • on the scene

      US /ɑn ði sin/

      UK /ɔn ðə si:n/

      • Phrase
      • Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
      • Involved or active in a particular area or activity.
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    • on the spot

      US /ɑn ði spɑt/

      UK /ɔn ðə spɔt/

      • Phrase
      • Immediately; at that location.
      • Present and ready for action or responsibility.
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    • pass from

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
      • To be inherited or bequeathed from one person to another.
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    • plausible

      US /ˈplɔzəbəl/

      UK /ˈplɔ:zəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being reasonable and possibly true
      • Appearing worthy of belief.
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    • policy

      US /ˈpɑlɪsi/

      UK /'pɒləsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
      • Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
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    • politic

      US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Careful what you say; diplomatic
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    • political

      US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

      UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being active or interested in government matters
      • Diplomatic
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    • poll

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
      • Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a group of people in a vote or election
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    • populist

      US /ˈpɑpjulɪst/

      UK /'pɒpjəlɪst/

      • Noun
      • Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
      • Adjective
      • Claiming to represent the views of ordinary people
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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    • proposition

      US /ˌprɑ:pəˈzɪʃn/

      UK /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • General claim or theory
      • Something you want to do that may be difficult
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    • push in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
      • To insert something by applying pressure.
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    • rational

      US /ˈræʃənəl/

      UK /'ræʃnəl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to think clearly
      • A real number that can be written as a ratio of two integers.
      • Noun
      • A rational person.
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • run by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
      • To show or tell something to someone briefly to get their opinion or approval.
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spook

      US /spuk/

      UK /spu:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To scare; frighten
      • Noun
      • A ghost or spirit
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • threat

      US /θrɛt/

      UK /θret/

      • Noun
      • Warning of probable trouble
      • A warning that you may be harmed
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    • threat to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
      • A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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