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#32 My Best Friend - The Story of a Decade

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Hello and welcome. Today, we're going to talk about a very special relationship, one that has lasted a whole decade. It’s a story about friendship, love, and partnership. In this story, we'll be learning some wonderful chunks to help you sound more natural. We'll be covering: decade, a decade; see eye to eye, see eye to eye on everything; pursue, pursue our dreams; pursue, pursue our dreams; diligent, she was very diligent; diligent, she was very diligent; by contrast, by contrast; by contrast, by contrast; burn the midnight oil, burn the midnight oil; burn the midnight oil, burn the midnight oil; contract, sign contracts; contract, sign contracts; make a profit, make a profit; hustle and bustle, the hustle and bustle; ups and downs, our ups and downs; ups and downs, our ups and downs; quarrel, we would quarrel; quarrel, we would quarrel; initially, she was initially against the idea; initially, she was initially against the idea; eventually, she eventually agreed; eventually, she eventually agreed; abroad, move abroad; settle down, settle down together; cosy, a cosy little room; cosy, a cosy little room; gloomy, gloomy weather; gloomy, gloomy weather; and finally, inseparable, we are inseparable; inseparable, we are inseparable.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1As0Ih2ZK7L_6YUbPNmT0LRHwdIxtI1bZjV6m4_rE1Qw/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and welcome. Today, we're going to talk about a very special relationship, one that has lasted a whole decade. It’s a story about friendship, love, and partnership. In this story, we'll be learning some wonderful chunks to help you sound more natural. We'll be covering: decade, a decade; see eye to eye, see eye to eye on everything; pursue, pursue our dreams; pursue, pursue our dreams; diligent, she was very diligent; diligent, she was very diligent; by contrast, by contrast; by contrast, by contrast; burn the midnight oil, burn the midnight oil; burn the midnight oil, burn the midnight oil; contract, sign contracts; contract, sign contracts; make a profit, make a profit; hustle and bustle, the hustle and bustle; ups and downs, our ups and downs; ups and downs, our ups and downs; quarrel, we would quarrel; quarrel, we would quarrel; initially, she was initially against the idea; initially, she was initially against the idea; eventually, she eventually agreed; eventually, she eventually agreed; abroad, move abroad; settle down, settle down together; cosy, a cosy little room; cosy, a cosy little room; gloomy, gloomy weather; gloomy, gloomy weather; and finally, inseparable, we are inseparable; inseparable, we are inseparable.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1As0Ih2ZK7L_6YUbPNmT0LRHwdIxtI1bZjV6m4_rE1Qw/edit?usp=sharing

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