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Having a flat of my own means a lot to me for several reasons. Firstly, I can

decorate the house according to my own tastes and personality. Secondly, I can do
whatever I want without interfering in my parents’ lives. I can invite my friends
over for the weekend and I can throw a party anytime I want. Most importantly, I
want to show my parents that I am a grown-up woman and that I can take good
care of myself.

VOCABULARY

 never-ending - used to describe something that seems to never end or have an

ending. “She had a never-ending list of complaints about her last company.”
 to cross an item off your list - to mark it as finished or completed. When you have

a list of things you want to do, and then you do one, you cross it off your list so that
you know it has been finished and you don’t have to think about it anymore. “Today
she was able to cross five things off of her very long to-do list.”

 it would be cool if… - another way to say… it would be nice if or it would be great
if - you are talking about a hypothetical situation. “It would be cool if you could
come visit me while I am in Japan.”

 to purse a goal - to go after something that you want to accomplish or achieve. “She
spent the last five years pursuing her goal of becoming a doctor.”

 an independent person - someone who likes to do things on their own. “Her brother

is a very independent person; he moved out of the house when he was only 20 and
spent the next five years traveling around the world by himself.”

 to move out of - to leave the place where you are living now. “He will be moving
out of his apartment at the end of the month.”

 condo - short for condominium, a form of housing where a person owns the unit
and then can either live in it or rent it out to others. It is different than an apartment,
which is usually owned by a person or company that owns all the apartments in a
building. “The price for condos these days has really gone up.”

despite the fact that - even though. “Despite the fact that he has already graduated
from college, he still has no idea what he wants to do with his life.”

 to be more reasonable - related to price, it means that you will have an easier time
affording it or paying for it with the money you have. If a price is unreasonable, it
means that it is too expensive for you and you won’t buy it at that price. “The
housing prices are becoming more reasonable these days than they were 3 years
ago.”