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  • have to: Must do
  • health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • work out
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • reduce the risk: To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
  • significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
  • mindset: Way someone things about something
  • commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • boost: To increase something; to make something better
  • esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
  • confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
  • academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
  • failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • awareness: Having knowledge of something
  • stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
  • competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
  • tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
  • obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
  • penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
  • communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
  • nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • euphoria: Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
  • supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • participation: Act of being involved in something
  • victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
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    • academic

      US /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /ˌækə'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Educator teaching at a college or university
      • A subject taught at schools and universities.
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • awareness

      US /əˈwɛrnɪs/

      UK /əˈweənəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having knowledge of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • boost

      US /bust/

      UK /bu:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase something; to make something better
      • To push someone or something up from beneath them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something
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    • cholesterol

      US /kəˈlestərɔ:l/

      UK /kəˈlestərɒl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
      • Noun
      • A test to measure the amount of cholesterol in your blood.
      B2
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • commitment

      US /kəˈmɪtmənt/

      UK /kə'mɪtmənt/

      • Noun
      • Permanent love or concern for person, thing
      • Promise or decision to do something for a purpose
      A2
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    • communal

      US /kəˈmjunəl, ˈkɑmjə-/

      UK /kəˈmju:nl/

      • Adjective
      • Shared or used in common by members of a group
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    • community

      US /kəˈmjunɪti/

      UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who share a common idea or area
      • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
      • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
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    • competitive

      US /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

      UK /kəmˈpetətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being strongly driven to win or be better than
      • As good as or better than others.
      B1
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    • confidence

      US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/

      UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling that you can do well at something
      • Feeling you can trust someone
      A2
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    • consistent

      US /kənˈsɪstənt/

      UK /kənˈsɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Agreeing with or being similar to another part
      • In agreement; reliable
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    • decrease

      US /dɪˈkris/

      UK /dɪˈkri:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce the size, amount or number of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount by which something has been reduced
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    • defeat

      US /dɪˈfit/

      UK /dɪ'fi:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To beat an enemy, team, disease
      • To prevent something from succeeding.
      • Noun
      • When you lose a fight, game or competition
      • The feeling of having been beaten.
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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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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
      B2
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    • diabetes

      US /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/

      UK /ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
      • A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, in which the body does not produce insulin.
      B2
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    • esteem

      US /ɪˈstim/

      UK /ɪˈsti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To regard with great respect or admiration
      B2TOEIC
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    • euphoria

      US /juˈfɔriə, -ˈfor-/

      UK /ju:ˈfɔ:riə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • go beyond

      US /ɡo biˈɑnd/

      UK /ɡəu biˈjɔnd/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To do more than planned or expected; exceed
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
      C2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • health benefits

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
      • Positive effects on one's physical or mental condition resulting from certain activities or lifestyle choices.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • individual

      US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Single person, looked at separately from others
      • A single thing or item, especially when part of a set or group.
      • Adjective
      • Made for use by one single person
      • Having a distinct manner different from others
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • nurture

      US /ˈnɜ:rtʃə(r)/

      UK /ˈnɜ:tʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Care and support given to people as they develop
      • Transitive Verb
      • To help something or someone to grow or succeed
      • To help something or someone to grow or succeed
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    • obsess

      US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈses/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk or think about someone, something too much
      • To think about something to an excessive degree
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    • participation

      US /pɑ:rˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/

      UK /pɑ:ˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of being involved in something
      • The involvement of individuals in making decisions that affect them.
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    • penalty

      US /ˈpɛnəlti/

      UK /'penəltɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Negative effect resulting from your actions
      • Punishment for committing a crime or offense
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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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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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    • reduce the risk

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
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    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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    • resilience

      US /rɪˈzɪljəns/

      UK /rɪˈzɪliəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to recover quickly from something bad
      • The capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
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    • significant

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
      • Having meaning; important; noticeable
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    • stroke

      US /strok/

      UK /strəʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
      • Mark made by a pen, pencil or brush
      • Transitive Verb
      • To rub your hand in a caring way on something
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    • supportive

      US /səˈpɔ:rtɪv/

      UK /səˈpɔ:tɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Providing help and support to someone or something
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • tournament

      US /ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɚ-/

      UK /'tʊənəmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sports contest with many games to find a winner
      B2
      More
    • underdog

      US /ˈʌndɚˌdɔɡ, -ˌdɑɡ/

      UK /'ʌndədɒɡ/

      • Countable Noun
      • One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
      C1
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    • victory

      US /ˈvɪktəri/

      UK /'vɪktərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Defeating or beating someone or something
      • An instance of having overcome a challenge or obstacle; an achievement.
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
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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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