Vocabulary

• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• down and out: Without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute.
• move closer: To reduce the distance between two objects or people.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• have to: Must do
• make a move: To take action; to initiate something.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• cruise: To easily achieve
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• gigantic: Extremely large
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• public: Owned by the government
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• reptile: Animals such as snakes, lizards
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• derive: To come from another thing
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• pinnacle: Highest point of success, power, fame, etc.
• attain: To reach a desired level or amount over time
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• warrior: Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
• sublime: The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• linearly: With straight lines
• transcendent: Beyond the range of human experience/understanding
• guise: Pretense; act to give a false impression