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SLANG/VOCAB

custom (n.)
- tradition; habit

Example: It is a custom in my family to exchange joke gifts on Christmas Eve.


New Year's resolution (n.)
- a resolution, or promise, for the new year

Example: My New Year's resolution for 2003 will be to quit smoking.


Thanksgiving (pron.)
- a holiday celebrated in November on which families eat together and think about what they are thankful for

Example: Last Thanksgiving I had dinner with my aunt and uncle. We talked about what we are thankful for this year.


wellbeing (n.)
- health; happiness; sanity

Example: I don't want you to live in a dangerous city because I'm concerned about your wellbeing.


balanced (adj.)
- healthy; happy; sane

Example: I feel more balanced when I get regular exercise and eat right.


sticking to it (expression)
- doing it regularly

Example: I'm supposed to study every night, but I haven't been sticking to it.


vegetable-based dish (n.)
- food with vegetable(s) as its main feature

Example: I ate too much meat last night, so tonight I'll have a vegetable-based dish.


working on it (expression)
- trying; making an effort

Example: I'm not very good at math, but I'm working on it.


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