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Key words and phrases: tip: a piece of advice pastime: hobby to add insult to injury: to make a bad situation worse (7)-plus: used to...
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TailorMade
- May 14
- 2 min
Are you a good sleeper?
Key words and phrases: be knocked out: to be unconscious or in a state of sleep take for granted: to forget to appreciate because...
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TailorMade
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Happiness: A Moment at a Time
Key words and phrases: Perceive: regard in a particular way, understand in one’s own way Internalize: to hold something in one’s mind and...
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TailorMade
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Spring has Sprung
Key words and phrases: arguably: could be said nuanced: having subtle shades of meaning budding: producing buds of new plants embrace: to...
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TailorMade
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Competing with Yourself
Key words and phrases: be in/get into a groove: to be or start operating or performing successfully successive: consecutive, in a row...
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TailorMade
- Jan 1, 2023
- 2 min
A Year to Grow
Key words and phrases: Optimist: (n) a person who generally has a positive view about life; (adj.) optimistic Intriguingly:...
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TailorMade
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
Take a Moment
Key words and phrases: cliché: a phrase or opinion that is overused so it may lack impact reflect on: review, analyze perception: how...
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TailorMade
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Befriend Yourself
Keywords and phrases: Befriend: become a friend of, especially when a person needs support Fiscal year: a 12-month accounting period...
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TailorMade
- Oct 2, 2022
- 2 min
The Season of Change
Key words and phrases: cornucopia: an abundant supply of good things consumable: things that can be consumed or eaten the vast majority...
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TailorMade
- Sep 2, 2022
- 2 min
“30-day Challenge”
Key words and phrases: inspired by: positively influenced by someone or something in the blink of an eye: in a very short time daunting:...
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TailorMade
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Power of the Subconscious Mind
Key words and phrases: Pledge: promise Scorching: very hot Bearable: able to be endured Subconscious: the part of the mind that we are...
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TailorMade
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Staving off the heat
Key words and phrases: stave off: avert, turn away from, avoid a shout out: (informal) a quick expression of congratulations or...
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TailorMade
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
On Top of the World
Key words and phrases: unprecedented: occurring for the first time infrastructure: an organization of roads, buildings, digital networks...
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TailorMade
- Apr 30, 2022
- 2 min
Japan: Doing It Right!
Key words and phrases: Infinitely: a very great degree Be better off: be in a better situation Mandate: an official order Disheartening:...
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TailorMade
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Japan: Happiest Country in the World…Maybe
Key words and phrases: Stroll: a leisurely walk Fragility: easily broken or damaged; fragile adjective Confess: admit Reputable: having a...
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TailorMade
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
What’s Your Story?
Key words and phrases: Virtually: almost, nearly bump/run into: meet by chance ethnic diversity: the presence of people from a variety of...
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TailorMade
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
Coldest Day of the Year
Key words and phrases: hemisphere: a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator run like...
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TailorMade
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
Words of the Year
Key words and phrases: tame: calm, quiet, not overly exciting gain traction: an idea that grows in popularity and acceptance flip...
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TailorMade
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
Time Flies…(when you’re having fun)
Key words and phrases: engaged in: busy doing something time up loose end: to finish tasks that have not been completed bustling: busy,...
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TailorMade
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Balance or Integrate
Key words and phrases gained traction: to grow in popularity, to trend integration: merge, bring together at the core: central to, a...
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TailorMade
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Overcoming Ourselves
Key words and phrases: work on: improve, become better at ebb and flow: the continuous pattern of coming and going, like the ocean tides...
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TailorMade
- Aug 29, 2021
- 2 min
Let’s NOT Go Green
Key words and phrases: context: the form in which a word or phrase is used bile: an acidic liquid produced in the liver to help with...
350
TailorMade
- Jul 31, 2021
- 2 min
Overcoming the Negative Bias
Key words and phrases: Elapsed: pass by (as in time) Respite: a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant...
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TailorMade
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
When the Dust Settles
July 1 is Canada Day. Canada was established as a country just one year before the start of Japan’s Meiji period, making Canada 154 years...
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