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explanation
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example
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Lifestyles
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A lifestyle is the particular way in which a person or a group of people lives.
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He prefers a casual lifestyle: comfortable clothes, informal dinin and a flexible work schedule.
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Type
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A type is a category or a group of items that are similar in some way.
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What type of music do you like – rock, jazz or country?
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Various
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If you say that you have various things, you mean that you have several different things.
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There are various ways to get downtown – you can go by taxi, by bus, by subway (metropoliten), or by automobile.
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4.
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Prepare
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When you prepare something, you make it or get it ready to use.
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Sandy went into the kitchen and prepared a wonderful dinner for us.
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5.
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Traditional
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Something that is traditional, or customary, has existed for a long time.
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Traditional business dress for men is a suit and tie, though today’s businessmen often dress more casually.
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Energy
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One meaning of energy refers to the power available to your body for doing activities.
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I’m so tired lately, I feel like I don’t have any energy.
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7.
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Earlier
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You use earlier to refer to an unspecified time in the past.
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In earlier times, people used horses instead of cars.
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Trend
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A trend is the general direction, or course, of events or behaviours.
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Thanks to new trends in education, children are learning to read at a younger age.
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Chores
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Chores are jobs that you do regularly around the house.
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We work as a team to finish our Saturday chores early, so we can go out and have fun.
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10.
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Resident
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The residents of a place are people who live there.
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I work in New York, but my family and I are residents of New Jersey.
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Retirement community
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A retirement community is a community with housing and services for people who are retired.
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My parents moved to a nice retirement community in Arizona after they retired.
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12.
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Household
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A household is all the members of a family who live together in the same house.
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How many people live in your household?
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13.
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The Northeast
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In the U.S., the Northeast refers to the states that are in the northeastern part of the country.
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Winters in the Northeast can be cold and snowy.
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14.
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Take-out
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You buy take-out from a restaurant when you want to take the food home to eat.
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I don’t feel like cooking, let’s run down to the diner and get some take-out for dinner.
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Home-cooked meal
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Home-cooked meals are food that is prepared at home.
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When I travel, I enjoy eating in restaurants, but I miss the home-cooked meals.
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Balanced meals
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A balanced meal is a meal that provides nutritional variety.
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She hasn’t had a balanced meal in weeks because she only eats salty snacks.
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Popular
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Something is popular if many people like it.
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Coffee is a very popular drink in America.
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18.
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Eat out
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When you eat out, you eat at a restaurant.
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They eat out at least three times a week; they hardly ever eat at home.
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Mature
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As you mature, you grow from a child into an adult.
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Your son matured so quickly – the last time I saw him he was a little boy, and now he’s a man.
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Kiosk
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A kiosk is a small booth or stand where things are sold.
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She stopped at a kiosk to buy some magazines before getting on the plane.
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