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  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • sync up: To synchronize or coordinate devices or data.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • mix up: To put various things together so they become one
  • result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
  • come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • check out
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • first off: To begin with; firstly.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
  • encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
  • circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
  • register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
  • section: A part of a whole
  • adopt: To legally take a child into your family
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • agriculture: The science of farming
  • construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
  • relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
  • noggin: A human head
  • dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
  • carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
  • sync: Short for 'synchronization'
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • nauseous: Feeling like you want to vomit
  • alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
  • interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
  • percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
  • quotient: Number resulting from dividing a number by another
  • rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
  • twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
  • airplane: A machine that flies through the air
  • outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
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    • adopt

      US /əˈdɑ:pt/

      UK /əˈdɒpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To legally take a child into your family
      • To take on responsibility for something
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    • affect

      US /əˈfɛkt/

      UK /ə'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a change in something else
      • To pretend to have or feel (something).
      • Noun
      • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
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    • agriculture

      US /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The science of farming
      • The study of farming and related sciences.
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    • airplane

      US /ˈɛrˌplen/

      UK /ˈeəpleɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A machine that flies through the air
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    • alien

      US /ˈeliən,ˈeljən/

      UK /'eɪlɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Foreigner; a person not from this place
      • Person or creature from a planet other than Earth
      • Adjective
      • Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • carbon

      US /ˈkɑrbən/

      UK /'kɑ:bən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • cognitive

      US /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈkɒgnətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • The process of knowing and remembering
      • Relating to the ability to think and reason.
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    • come to think of it

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • conflict

      US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

      UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
      • A serious disagreement or argument.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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    • construction

      US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /kən'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of building something; thing that is built
      • Something that is made using different parts
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • dioxide

      US /daɪˈɑksaɪd/

      UK /daɪˈɒksaɪd/

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

      US /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • encounter

      US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/

      UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
      • To meet someone or something unexpectedly
      • Noun
      • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • feel sick

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
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    • first off

      US /fɚst ɔf/

      UK /fə:st ɔf/

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; firstly.
      • Most importantly; above all else.
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    • galaxy

      US /ˈɡæləksi/

      UK /'ɡæləksɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of stars and planets in space
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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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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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • mix up

      US /mɪks ʌp/

      UK /miks ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put various things together so they become one
      • To cause things to become confused
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To confuse (two or more things or people).
      • To stir or agitate something.
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    • nausea

      US /ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə/

      UK /ˈnɔ:ziə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
      • A feeling of revulsion; disgust.
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    • nauseous

      US /ˈnɔ:ʃəs/

      UK /ˈnɔ:ziəs/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling like you want to vomit
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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    • outdoor

      US /ˈaʊtˌdɔr, -ˌdor/

      UK /ˈaʊtdɔ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Happening, used, or done outside a building
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    • percentage

      US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/

      UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a whole divided into hundredths
      • An advantage or allowance.
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    • quotient

      US /ˈkwoʊʃnt/

      UK /ˈkwəʊʃnt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Number resulting from dividing a number by another
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    • rat

      US /ræt/

      UK /ræt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
      • Person who is not loyal and reveals secrets
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    • register

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/

      UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record your name on an official list; sign up
      • To show an amount on a measurement device
      • Noun
      • Till; machine used add up things you buy
      • Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
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    • relief

      US /rɪˈlif/

      UK /rɪˈli:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
      • Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
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    • responsible

      US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the cause of something that has occurred
      • Having the duty of dealing with something
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • result in

      US /rɪˈzʌlt ɪn/

      UK /riˈzʌlt in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To cause or produce as a consequence.
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    • rhythm

      US /ˈrɪðəm/

      UK /ˈrɪðəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pattern of events, motions, or changes
      • A pattern of sound and beats in music
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • section

      US / ˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
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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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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • surge

      US /sɜ:rdʒ/

      UK /sɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden movement in one direction by many
      • Sudden or unexpected increase in amount
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move unexpectedly and quickly in one direction
      • To rise to an unexpected height
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    • sync

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Noun
      • Short for 'synchronization'
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    • sync up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To synchronize or coordinate devices or data.
      • To coordinate schedules or activities.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • twitter

      US /ˈtwɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
      • Proper Noun
      • An online messaging system
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    • vomit

      US /ˈvɑ:mɪt/

      UK /ˈvɒmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bring (blood, etc.) up and out of mouth
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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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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    What If Everyone Went To Sleep At The Same Time? - Dear Blocko #14

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