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  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
  • vital: Needed to support life; essential
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • presence: The same place or area that a person is
  • sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
  • strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
  • extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • feast: Religious celebration
  • carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
  • important: Having power or authority
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
  • public: Owned by the government
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
  • battle: Military fight between armies
  • absent: Not present at a usual or expected place
  • instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
  • overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
  • aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
  • bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
  • northern: In or toward the north
  • wildlife: All wild animals
  • livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
  • decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
  • outreach: Effort to help, educate, or inform those far away
  • otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
  • unchecked: With the details not yet confirmed as correct
  • relocate: To move to a new or different place
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
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    • absent

      US /ˈæbsənt/

      UK /ˈæbsənt/

      • Adjective
      • Not present at a usual or expected place
      • Without paying attention
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To keep (oneself) away.
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    • abundant

      US /əˈbʌndənt/

      UK /əˈbʌndənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being in very great supply; plentiful
      B2TOEIC
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    • aquarium

      US /əˈkwɛriəm/

      UK /ə'kweərɪəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
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    • battle

      US /ˈbætl/

      UK /'bætl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Military fight between armies
      • Working hard to stop something; struggle
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fight or struggle against someone or something
      • To work hard to stop something; struggle
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    • bay

      US /be/

      UK /beɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
      • A compartment or recess in a building.
      • Adjective
      • Reddish-brown in color, typically used to describe a horse.
      • Forcing someone or something to turn and face its attackers; cornered.
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    • by virtue of

      US /baɪ ˈvɚtʃu ʌv/

      UK /bai ˈvə:tju: ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • By reason of; because of.
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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    • carbon

      US /ˈkɑrbən/

      UK /'kɑ:bən/

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

      US /tʃɑrm/

      UK /tʃɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause others to like you or do what you want
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    • climate

      US /ˈklaɪmɪt/

      UK /ˈklaɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Typical weather conditions in a particular place
      • The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
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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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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
      A2
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

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

      US /ˈdɛsəˌmet/

      UK /'desɪmeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
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    • environmental

      US /ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl:, -ˌvaɪən/

      UK /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Of the natural world of plants and animals
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    • extinct

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

      • Adjective
      • (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
      • (E.g. of volcano) not active
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    • feast

      US /fist/

      UK /fi:st/

      • Noun
      • Religious celebration
      • Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a large special meal often in celebration
      B1
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    • federal

      US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/

      UK /'fedərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Consisting of several united states
      • Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
      • Proper Noun
      • The central banking system of the United States.
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    • harm

      US /hɑrm/

      UK /hɑ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
      • Noun
      • Damage or injury
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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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    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
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    • instrumental

      US /ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌɪnstrəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
      • Serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool in bringing about an end or result.
      • Noun
      • A piece of music that has no lyrics or singing.
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    • kelp

      US /kɛlp/

      UK /kelp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
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    • livelihood

      US /ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Way someone earns money to live
      B2TOEIC
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    • northern

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In or toward the north
      • Coming from the north.
      • Noun
      • A person who comes from the north.
      • The Aurora Borealis.
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    • otter

      US /ˈɑtɚ/

      UK /'ɒtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
      • The fur of an otter, used for clothing.
      C1
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    • outreach

      US /aʊtˈritʃ/

      UK /'aʊtri:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Effort to help, educate, or inform those far away
      C1
      More
    • overnight

      US /ˈovɚˌnaɪt/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'naɪt/

      • Adverb
      • (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
      • For or during the night
      • Adjective
      • Lasting or taking place during the night
      • Delivered or intended to be delivered on the next day
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
      B1
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    • presence

      US /ˈprɛzəns/

      UK /ˈprezns/

      • Noun
      • The same place or area that a person is
      • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
      A2TOEIC
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    • relocate

      US /riˈloket/

      UK /ˌri:ləʊ'keɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move to a new or different place
      B2TOEIC
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
      A2TOEIC
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    • strain

      US /stren/

      UK /streɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
      • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
      • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
      A2TOEIC
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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
      B2
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    • unchecked

      US /ʌnˈtʃɛkt/

      UK /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/

      • Adjective
      • With the details not yet confirmed as correct
      • Uncontrolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • Past tense of uncheck; to deselect a previously selected checkbox or option.
      B1
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    • virtue

      US /ˈvɜ:rtʃu:/

      UK /'vɜ:tʃu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
      • Morally good quality
      B1
      More
    • vital

      US /'vaɪtl/

      UK /'vaɪtl/

      • Adjective
      • Needed to support life; essential
      • Full of life; energetic
      B1TOEIC
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    • wildlife

      US /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/

      UK /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • All wild animals
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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 how sea otters could help fight climate change? This fascinating video dives into a study about reintroducing these adorable creatures to California's coast and how they help kelp forests thrive, which in turn capture carbon! You'll pick up some great vocabulary related to conservation and environmental science while learning about this cool ecological debate.

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