Vocabulary

• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• golden ticket: A ticket that grants the holder special access or privileges.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• go it alone: To act or do something without help or partners.
• have to: Must do
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• ask for help: To request assistance or support.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• work out
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• record label: A company that records and distributes music.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• strike: To hit something
• initially: At first; originally
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• financial: Involving money
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
• quit: To leave a job
• person: Man, woman or child
• fallacy: Idea many people believe is true but is false
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• burn: To destroy with fire
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• practicality: State of being useful or realistically possible
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• yacht: Large expensive boat
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• pang: Sudden and strong sense of pain or hunger
• comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
• blindly: Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
• uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
• lightbulb: Electric bulb from which light comes
• salesperson: Person employed to sell a company's products