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  • up until now: Until the present time; so far.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
  • walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • deal with
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • as for: Concerning; regarding.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • stay up: To not go to bed until late
  • from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
  • chooses: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
  • game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
  • job: Something that must be done
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • fun: Amusing and enjoyable
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • long: Person's name
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • sell: To exchange something for money
  • grandson: Your son or daughter's son
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
  • kid: Child or young person
  • gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
  • free: Living, happening without being controlled
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
  • enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
  • item: Single, brief piece of news or reporting
  • location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • aim: Act of pointing something at a target
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • unit: One apartment in a building
  • killing: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
  • rooted: Having as the origin or base
  • feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
  • explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • current: Electricity flowing through wires
  • spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
  • excel: To perform an activity better than others
  • sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
  • detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
  • activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • activate

      US /ˈæktəˌvet/

      UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
      • To make something start working
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    • aim

      US /em/

      UK /eɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of pointing something at a target
      • Purpose or goal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To point something at a target
      • To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • as for

      US /æz fɔr/

      UK /æz fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Concerning; regarding.
      • Phrase
      • Used to introduce a new topic or aspect of a subject.
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    • champion

      US /'tʃæmpɪən/

      UK /'tʃæmpɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who fights for or supports strongly
      • The title given to the winner of a competition.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To support or fight for something you believe in
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    • current

      US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Electricity flowing through wires
      • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
      • Adjective
      • Happening or being in the present time
      • In general use or accepted by most people.
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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • detonate

      US /ˈdɛtn:ˌet/

      UK /'detəneɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To trigger or start an explosion
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    • emergency

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden event needing an immediate action
      • A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
      • Adjective
      • Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
      • Designed for use in an emergency.
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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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    • excel

      US /ɪkˈsɛl/

      UK /ɪkˈsel/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To perform an activity better than others
      • To surpass or be superior to (someone) in a particular activity or field.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A spreadsheet software program by Microsoft.
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    • explosion

      US /ɪkˈsploʒən/

      UK /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Loud and sudden expression of emotion
      • Sudden increase of something
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    • feature

      US /ˈfitʃɚ/

      UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special report in a magazine or paper
      • Distinctive or important point of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or give special importance to
      • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
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    • from now on

      US /frʌm naʊ ɑn/

      UK /frɔm nau ɔn/

      • Phrase
      • Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
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    • gold

      US /goʊld/

      UK /gəʊld/

      • Adjective
      • Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft yellow metal that is very valuable
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    • grandson

      US /ˈɡrændˌsʌn, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /'ɡrænsʌn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your son or daughter's son
      • Term of endearment for a grandson.
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in case of

      US /ɪn kes ʌv/

      UK /in keis ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • If something happens; in the event of.
      • If something happens.
      • Conjunction
      • To be prepared for something that might happen.
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    • item

      US /ˈaɪtəm/

      UK /ˈaɪtəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Single, brief piece of news or reporting
      • Distinct, individual thing, often part of a group
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • of choice

      US /əv tʃɔɪs/

      UK /əv tʃɔɪs/

      • other
      • Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • rooted

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having as the origin or base
      • Transitive Verb
      • To (cause a plant to) develop or grow roots
      • (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
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    • sneaky

      US /ˈsniki/

      UK /ˈsni:ki/

      • Adjective
      • Deceptive and underhand
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    • spotlight

      US /ˈspɑ:tlaɪt/

      UK /ˈspɒtlaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or put attention on something
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    • stay up

      US /ste ʌp/

      UK /stei ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To not go to bed until late
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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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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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • unit

      US /ˈjunɪt/

      UK /ˈju:nɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One apartment in a building
      • Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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    • up until now

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Until the present time; so far.
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    • walk over

      US /wɔk ˈovɚ/

      UK /wɔ:k ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
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    • weekly

      US /ˈwikli/

      UK /'wi:klɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Happening, published, or done once a week
      • Countable Noun
      • Magazine or newspaper published once a week
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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