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  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • cut down: To reduce your use of something
  • million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
  • deal with
  • feed on: To eat a particular food.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in perspective: Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
  • total up: Add up numbers to find the final total amount.
  • behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
  • lean: To balance against or on something for support
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
  • purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
  • generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
  • digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
  • resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
  • district: Area of a country, city, or town
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
  • route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
  • theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
  • convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
  • countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
  • combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
  • carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
  • methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
  • harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
  • landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
  • fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
  • solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • aggregate: A sum total amount of something
  • waffle: Batter cooked in a hot iron, as with crisscrosses
  • part: Division of a book
  • renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
  • jurisdiction: Specific area of legal authority
  • govern: To officially control land and make policies
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • found: To become aware of something that is happening
  • carousel: Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
  • ship: Large boat
  • creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
  • surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
  • call: A order or request for action
  • anaerobic: Living without oxygen from the air
  • total: Whole number or amount of something
  • granular: Composed of or covered with grain
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    • administration

      US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/

      UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
      • The work of running something, e.g. a business
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    • aggregate

      US /ˈæɡrɪɡɪt/

      UK /'æɡrɪɡət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A sum total amount of something
      • A whole formed by combining several separate elements.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather, involve or combine into a single group
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    • anaerobic

      US /ænˌeəˈrobɪk/

      UK /ˌæneəˈrəʊbɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Living without oxygen from the air
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    • behind the scenes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Secretly or without being known to the public.
      • In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
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    • capable

      US /ˈkepəbəl/

      UK /'keɪpəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to do something very well; proficient
      • Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
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    • carbon

      US /ˈkɑrbən/

      UK /'kɑ:bən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
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    • carousel

      US /ˌkærəˈsɛl, -ˈzɛl/

      UK /ˌkærə'sel/

      • Noun
      • Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
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    • combine

      US /kəmˈbaɪn/

      UK /kəmˈbaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To mix several things together to form one thing
      • To harvest by means of a combine.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
      • A mixture of different things.
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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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    • convert

      US /kənˈvɚt/

      UK /kən'vɜ:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
      • To change form, character, or function to another
      • Countable Noun
      • Person switching from one belief system to another
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    • countless

      US /ˈkaʊntlɪs/

      UK /ˈkaʊntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being too many to be numbered or imagined
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    • creek

      US /krik, krɪk/

      UK /kri:k/

      • Countable Noun
      • Water channel that is smaller than a river
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    • cut down

      US /kʌt daʊn/

      UK /kʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce your use of something
      • To fell a tree.
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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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    • digestion

      US /daɪˈdʒɛstʃən, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈdʒestʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
      • The process of understanding new information
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    • dioxide

      US /daɪˈɑksaɪd/

      UK /daɪˈɒksaɪd/

      • Noun
      • An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
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    • district

      US /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

      UK /'dɪstrɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of a country, city, or town
      • A region or area known for a particular activity, industry, or feature.
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    • ease

      US /iz/

      UK /i:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
      • To move slowly and purposely to get in small space
      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being comfortable or relaxed
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • feed on

      US /fid ɑn/

      UK /fi:d ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eat a particular food.
      • To increase or become stronger because of something.
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    • fertilizer

      US /ˈfɚtlˌaɪzɚ/

      UK /ˈfɜ:təlaɪzə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance added to soil to help plants grow
      • A specific type or brand of fertilizer.
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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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    • generate

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create or be produced or bring into existence
      • To create electricity, heat, energy and power
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • govern

      US /ˈgʌvərn/

      UK /ˈgʌvn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To officially control land and make policies
      • To control the actions or behaviour of someone
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    • granular

      US /ˈɡrænjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈgrænjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Composed of or covered with grain
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    • harvest

      US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/

      UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
      • The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather ripe crops in from the fields
      • To obtain or collect something.
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    • in perspective

      US /ɪn pɚˈspɛktɪv/

      UK /in pəˈspektiv/

      • Phrase
      • Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
      • Adverb
      • Judged in relation to other things and so not seeming as bad or extreme.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • jurisdiction

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Specific area of legal authority
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    • landfill

      US /'lændfɪl/

      UK /'lændfɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
      • A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fill (land) with waste material.
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    • lean

      US /lin/

      UK /li:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance against or on something for support
      • To have a tendency to do something; favor
      • Adjective
      • Having a low fat content
      • Efficient; well-designed with no waste
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    • leftover

      US /ˈlɛftˌovɚ/

      UK /ˈleftəʊvə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
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    • methane

      US /ˈmeθeɪn/

      UK /ˈmi:θeɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
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    • million dollar

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
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    • mixture

      US /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈmɪkstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something made by combining two or more things
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    • organic

      US /ɔrˈɡænɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈgænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Developing naturally and without a set structure
      • Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
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    • perspective

      US /pɚˈspɛktɪv/

      UK /pə'spektɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
      • Ability to understand what is important in life
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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • purchase

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To buy something; to get by paying money for it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that you bought
      • Strong hold on something; grip
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • renewable

      US /rɪˈnu:/

      UK /rɪˈnju:əbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be replaced naturally
      • Noun
      • A resource that can be used again many times
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    • resort

      US /rɪ'zɔ:rt/

      UK /rɪ'zɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • Act of choosing something to help with a problem
      • Vacation hotel or complex; area for holidays
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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
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    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
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    • sewage

      US /ˈsuɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈsu:ɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
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    • solar

      US /ˈsolɚ/

      UK /'səʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sun, or its heat
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    • sustainable

      US /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of continuing for a long time
      • Able to be maintained without running out of
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    • theme

      US /θim/

      UK /θi:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An main or dominant idea, motif
      • Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
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    • total up

      US /ˈtoʊtl ʌp/

      UK /ˈtəutəl ʌp/

      • other
      • Add up numbers to find the final total amount.
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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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    • waffle

      US /ˈwɑfəl/

      UK /'wɒfl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Batter cooked in a hot iron, as with crisscrosses
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak incoherently and without a clear message
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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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    Ever wondered what happens to all the leftover food at Disney World? This video dives into their amazing "Energy Garden" and how they use "anaerobic digestion" to turn waste into energy, which is super cool! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to waste management and sustainability while learning about this fascinating process.

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