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  • down the line: At a later time; in the future.
  • without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
  • back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • stack: A large number or amount of something
  • ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
  • evolution: Theory that living things change over time
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
  • fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
  • smooth: Moving without stops and starts
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
  • resemblance: Being similar in appearance
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
  • fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
  • prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
  • album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
  • snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
  • ancestral: Concerning dead relatives
  • decidedly: Without question and beyond doubt
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • reconstruct: To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
  • grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
  • grandparent: Your mother or father's parent
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    • album

      US /ˈælbəm/

      UK /'ælbəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
      • CD, record, or tape with many pieces of music
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    • ancestor

      US /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/

      UK /'ænsestə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A person from your family that lived in the past
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    • ancestral

      US /ænˋsestrəl/

      UK /ænˋsestrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning dead relatives
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    • back down

      US /bæk daʊn/

      UK /bæk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • decidedly

      US /dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/

      UK /dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/

      • Adverb
      • Without question and beyond doubt
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • down the line

      US /daʊn ði laɪn/

      UK /daun ðə lain/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in the future.
      • Completely; entirely; all the way.
      • Adjective
      • In agreement or accordance with something.
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    • evolution

      US /ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ˌivə-/

      UK /ˌi:və'lu:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Theory that living things change over time
      • Process by which something develops over time
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • fishy

      US /ˈfɪʃi/

      UK /ˈfɪʃi/

      • Adjective
      • Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
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    • fossil

      US /ˈfɑsəl/

      UK /'fɒsl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plant or animal that became rock after many years
      • A person or thing that is outdated or no longer useful.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or resembling a fossil.
      • Relating to or denoting energy generated from fossil fuels.
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
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    • gradually

      US /ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /ˈgrædʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
      • Little by little; in a slow and progressive manner.
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    • grandfather

      US /ˈɡrændˌfɑðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /'ɡrænfɑ:ðə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your mother's or father's father
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    • grandparent

      US /ˈɡrændˌpɛrənt, -ˌpær-, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænpeərənt/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's parent
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
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    • kinda

      US /'kaɪndə/

      UK /'kaɪndə/

      • Noun
      • Short way of saying 'kind of'
      • Adverb
      • Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
      • Sort of; in a way.
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
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    • lizard

      US /ˈlɪzərd/

      UK /ˈlɪzəd/

      • Noun
      • Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
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    • mammal

      US /ˈmæməl/

      UK /'mæml/

      • Noun
      • Animal which drinks milk from its mother
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • paradox

      US /ˈpærəˌdɑks/

      UK /'pærədɒks/

      • Noun
      • Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
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    • pinpoint

      US /ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/

      • Adjective
      • Exact, as of accuracy
      • Very small or focused.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To locate something exactly
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    • prehistoric

      US /ˌpri:hɪˈstɔ:rɪk/

      UK /ˌpri:hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to the period before written history
      • Out-dated; very old-fashioned
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    • primate

      US /ˈpraɪmɪt, -ˌmet/

      UK /'praɪmeɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of species containing humans and monkeys
      • A chief bishop or archbishop.
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • reconstruct

      US /ˌrikənˈstrʌkt/

      UK /ˌri:kənˈstrʌkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
      • To determine exactly how something happened
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    • resemblance

      US /rɪˈzɛmbləns/

      UK /rɪˈzembləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being similar in appearance
      • The degree to which one thing resembles another.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have qualities or features similar to another person or thing.
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    • rodent

      US /ˈroʊdnt/

      UK /ˈrəʊdnt/

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

      US /smuð/

      UK /smu:ð/

      • Adjective
      • Moving without stops and starts
      • Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
      • To spread a substance over a surface
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    • snapshot

      US /ˈsnæpʃɑ:t/

      UK /ˈsnæpʃɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A photograph, especially an informal one
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    • stack

      US /stæk/

      UK /stæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large number or amount of something
      • Large tube through which smoke exits a building
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
      • To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • without a doubt

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Certainly; definitely.
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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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