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  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • vast: Being very large in size or amount
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
  • pile: Large amount of something
  • address: Exact street location of a place
  • synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
  • pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
  • swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
  • mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
  • urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
  • durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • disposable: Being available to be used or spent
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • invention: Something new that is different from other things
  • complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
  • marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
  • solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
  • justify: To give good reasons for something
  • manual: Done by hand (not machine)
  • invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
  • starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
  • sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
  • crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
  • metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
  • rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
  • tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
  • catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
  • environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • stinky
  • cotton: Soft, white material used to make cloth
  • saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
  • hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
  • long: Person's name
  • off: Away or free from work
  • cube: Solid object that has six square sides
  • ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
  • goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
  • package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
  • micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
  • heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • catchy

      US /ˈkætʃi, ˈkɛtʃi/

      UK /ˈkætʃi/

      • Adjective
      • Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
      B2
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    • collaboration

      US /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/

      UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of working with someone to complete a task
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • cotton

      US /ˈkɑ:tn/

      UK /ˈkɒtn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft, white material used to make cloth
      • Adjective
      • (Of clothes) made of a soft white material
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    • crude

      US /krud/

      UK /kru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking manners or finesse; rude
      B1
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    • crumble

      US /ˈkrʌmbəl/

      UK /ˈkrʌmbl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To break into small parts or crumbs
      B2
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    • cube

      US /kjub/

      UK /kju:b/

      • Noun
      • Solid object that has six square sides
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut food into the shape of small cubes
      • To multiply a number by itself three times
      B2
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    • delight

      US /dɪˈlaɪt/

      UK /dɪ'laɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong feeling of great pleasure
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or joy
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    • disposable

      US /dɪˈspoʊzəbl/

      UK /dɪˈspəʊzəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being available to be used or spent
      • Designed to be used once and then thrown away.
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    • durable

      US /ˈdʊrəbəl, ˈdjʊr-/

      UK /ˈdjʊərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to stay in good condition for a long time
      B2TOEIC
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    • environmental

      US /ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl:, -ˌvaɪən/

      UK /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Of the natural world of plants and animals
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • goo

      US /ɡu/

      UK /gu:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • heartbroken

      US /ˈhɑrtˌbrokən/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tˌbrəʊkən/

      • Adjective
      • Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
      • Overwhelmed by sorrow; deeply distressed.
      C1
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    • hormonal

      US /hɔ:'moʊnl/

      UK /hɔ:'məʊnl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
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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.
      A2TOEIC
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    • infrastructure

      US /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ/

      UK /'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
      • The underlying framework or system of an organization.
      B1
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    • invade

      US /ɪnˈved/

      UK /ɪnˈveɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To enter something causing a harmful result
      • To enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
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    • invention

      US /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈvenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something new that is different from other things
      • Power or ability to create new things
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    • justify

      US /ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give good reasons for something
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    • land on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
      • To criticize someone severely.
      B1
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    • manual

      US /ˈmænjuəl/

      UK /ˈmænjuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by hand (not machine)
      • (Of a car) using individual gears ( not automatic)
      • Countable Noun
      • Book explaining how to use a machine
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    • marine

      US /məˈrin/

      UK /mə'ri:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
      • Adjective
      • Of the ocean or ocean plants and animals
      • Concerning sailing or doing business by sea
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • methane

      US /ˈmeθeɪn/

      UK /ˈmi:θeɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
      B2
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    • metric

      US /ˈmɛtrɪk/

      UK /ˈmetrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
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    • micro

      US /ˈmaɪkro/

      UK /'maɪkrəʊ/

      • Noun
      • A prefix meaning 'very small'
      B2
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    • mold

      US /mold/

      UK /məʊld/

      • Noun
      • Distinctive type of character or nature
      • Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
      • Transitive Verb
      • To influence a person's character or behavior
      • To form something into a shape
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    • molecule

      US /ˈmɑlɪˌkjul/

      UK /ˈmɒlɪkju:l/

      • Noun
      • Two or more atoms chemically combined
      B2
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    • ocean

      US /ˈoʃən/

      UK /'əʊʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Large body of salt water; a large sea
      A2
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    • pile

      US /paɪl/

      UK /paɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of something
      • Group of things one on top of another
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
      • To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • pledge

      US /plɛdʒ/

      UK /pledʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a promise; make an oath
      • Noun
      • A formal promise
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • rot

      US /rɑ:t/

      UK /rɒt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To break down into pieces through dying; decay
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process or state of decaying or rotting.
      • Foolish or nonsensical talk or ideas.
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    • saturate

      US /ˈsætʃəˌret/

      UK /ˈsætʃəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
      • To try to fill up e.g. a market
      B2
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    • solve

      US /sɑ:lv/

      UK /sɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
      A2TOEIC
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    • sperm

      US /spə:m/

      UK /spɜ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
      C2
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    • spoil

      US /spɔɪl/

      UK /spɔɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
      • To overindulge and harm the character of a child
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of food) to go bad
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    • starve

      US /stɑ:rv/

      UK /stɑ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
      • To need or desire very strongly
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    • sterile

      US /ˈstɛrəl, -ˌaɪl/

      UK /'steraɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Completely clean; with no bacteria
      • Cannot produce children or offspring
      B2
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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • swallow

      US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/

      UK /'swɒləʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To believe (something that is not true)
      • To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
      • Countable Noun
      • Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
      A2
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    • synthetic

      US /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

      UK /sɪnˈθetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not natural; made from artificial materials
      B2
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    • the bottom line

      US /ði ˈbɑtəm laɪn/

      UK /ðə ˈbɔtəm lain/

      • Noun
      • The most important thing; the essential point.
      • The net income or profit of a company.
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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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    • tide

      US /taɪd/

      UK /taɪd/

      • Noun
      • Way opinions or events are developing or changing
      • Regular rise and fall of the level of the sea
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give you what is needed for a short time
      C2TOEIC
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    • toothpaste

      US /ˈtuθˌpest/

      UK /ˈtu:θpeɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A paste used for cleaning teeth
      • A tube containing paste used for cleaning the teeth.
      B2
      More
    • tragic

      US /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
      • Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
      C2
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    • trash

      US /træʃ/

      UK /træʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Garbage or anything that is worthless
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw away in the garbage
      • To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
      B2TOEIC
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • urine

      US /ˈjʊrən/

      UK /ˈjʊərɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Yellow liquid waste from the body
      C1
      More
    • vast

      US /væst/

      UK /vɑ:st/

      • Adjective
      • Being very large in size or amount
      A2TOEIC
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
      A2TOEIC
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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.

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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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