Vocabulary

• shortly afterward: A short time after something else.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• blast: To attack someone with words
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• performance: Act of doing something
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• staff: Employees of a company
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• immortality: State of never dying, e.g. because famous
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• clinch: To finalize a deal, etc.; prove a point