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delay

A

make (someone or something) late or slow.

“the taxi was delayed so I was late to the airport”

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equator

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an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.

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proceed

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move forward, especially after reaching a certain point.

“the car could proceed since the traffic light was now green”

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keen

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having or showing enthusiasm.

“keen believers in the no homework policy”

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stall

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stop or cause to stop making progress.

“his career had stalled because he was rude”

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previous

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existing or occurring before in time or order.

“she looked tired after her exertions of the previous days walk”

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labor

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work, especially hard physical work.

“the price of repairs includes labor and parts”

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import

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bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
Egypt imports flour for bread FROM America.

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Did you know?

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(3/4)Three-fourths of the earth is covered with water.

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Hmmmm

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“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
Life is hard for everyone sometimes.
Everyone feels sad sometimes.
Everyone gets embarrased sometimes.
Everyone feels jealous sometimes.

The focus should be on: how will you respond to it?

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