Vocabulary

• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• quarter: 25 cents
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• shootout: Fight with guns, e.g. between police and gang