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  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • step out: To go outside for a short time
  • take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
  • have to: Must do
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
  • rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • evolve: To develop certain features
  • conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • flexible: Bending easily
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • dwell: To live in a certain place
  • major: High-ranking officer in the army
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
  • obscene: (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
  • invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • land: Region or country
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • powerful: Having control or influence over
  • ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
  • pollinate: (Of bees) to put pollen on plant so it makes seed
  • army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
  • kicker: Player who kicks the football
  • bony: With the bones showing; skinny
  • molt: (Of animals) to lose hair, e.g. on an annual basis
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • armor

      US /ˈɑrmɚ/

      UK /'ɑ:mə/

      • Noun
      • Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something in metal to protect it
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    • army

      US /ˈɑrmi/

      UK /'ɑ:mɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • bony

      US /ˈboni/

      UK /'bəʊnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • With the bones showing; skinny
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    • conquer

      US /ˈkɑŋkɚ/

      UK /'kɒŋkə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take possession of (land, city) with an army
      • To beat something difficult, e.g. a fear; overcome
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • dare

      US /der/

      UK /deə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To challenge someone to do something that is risky
      • To have enough courage to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A dangerous or risky act people are afraid to do
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    • dwell

      US /dwɛl/

      UK /dwel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live in a certain place
      • To think or talk a lot about something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • evolve

      US /ɪˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪ'vɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop certain features
      • To develop or change slowly over time
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    • flexible

      US /ˈflɛksəbəl/

      UK /ˈfleksəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Bending easily
      • Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
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    • flight

      US /flaɪt/

      UK /flaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
      • Trip by plane, helicopter etc.
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    • handful

      US /ˈhændˌfʊl/

      UK /'hændfʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
      • A thing requiring great effort to control, manage
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in the lead

      US /ɪn ði lid/

      UK /in ðə li:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
      • Having a position of control or authority.
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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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    • invent

      US /ɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ɪnˈvent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something such as a story or excuse
      • To create something useful for the first time
      A2TOEIC
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    • kicker

      US /ˈkɪkɚ/

      UK /ˈkɪkə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Player who kicks the football
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    • major

      US /ˈmedʒɚ/

      UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • High-ranking officer in the army
      • Main subject you study at university
      • Adjective
      • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
      • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • molt

      US /molt/

      UK /məʊlt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of animals) to lose hair, e.g. on an annual basis
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • obscene

      US /ɑbˈsin, əb-/

      UK /əbˈsi:n/

      • Adjective
      • (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
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    • ocean

      US /ˈoʃən/

      UK /'əʊʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Large body of salt water; a large sea
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • pollinate

      US /ˈpɑ:ləneɪt/

      UK /ˈpɒləneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of bees) to put pollen on plant so it makes seed
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    • pose

      US /poʊz/

      UK /pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
      • To suggest an idea, question or solution
      • Noun
      • False behavior to gain respect or liking
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    • powerful

      US /ˈpaʊəfəl/

      UK /ˈpauəful/

      • Adjective
      • Having control or influence over
      • Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • rule in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
      B1
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    • segment

      US /ˈsɛɡmənt/

      UK /ˈsegmənt/

      • Noun
      • Part divided from the other parts of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something into different parts
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    • step out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go outside for a short time
      • To begin a romantic relationship with someone.
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    • take over

      US /tek ˈovɚ/

      UK /teik ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gain control of (a company) from someone else
      • To assume control or possession of something.
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    • tendency

      US /ˈtɛndənsi/

      UK /'tendənsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Likelihood to behave in a particular way
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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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