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Hand off

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phrasal verb

To give control / responsibility of something to someone else

They have handed off responsibility to their children.

We might need to hand off power to the Russians.

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Way more

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determiner

A lot more

We’re going to need way more startup capital.

She tends to sleep way more during the weekend.

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At stake

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noun

At risk

There seems to be a lot at stake in Ukraine.

Thousands of jobs are at stake if they close down.

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Ferry

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verb

To transport people or goods in a vehicle

She has to ferry all three her children to school every day.

They plan on ferrying tourists to the moon on a regular basis.

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Count on

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phrasal verb

To depend on someone / something

I believe we can count on them to support us.

You can count on me!

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Atmosphere

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noun

The gasses surrounding the earth (or any planet)

There is too much carbon forming in the Earth’s atmosphere.

The rocket burned up when re-entering the atmosphere.

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A hundredfold

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adjective

A hundred times

Inflation will make these prices increase a hundredfold.

Prices have gone up a hundredfold.

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The farther reaches of …

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phrase

The most distant part of something

They hope to conquer the farther reaches of space.

The Dutch and Portuguese explored the farther reaches of the oceans.

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Haul

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verb

To take something / someone somewhere

We need to haul all of this trash to the dump.

The police hauled him off to jail.

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