Vocabulary

• live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• in full swing: At its peak of activity; fully active or operational.
• swing for: To be punished, often by death, for a crime committed.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• came up short: To fail to achieve a desired goal or result; to not have enough of something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• shake off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• without question: Undoubtedly; certainly; definitely.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• in the moment: At the present time; now.
• were it not for: Used to say something would not happen without a particular condition.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• huge: Very very large
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• great: Very good; better than before
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• thunder: Loud sound
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• level: Specific height of something
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• lightweight: Weighing less compared to a similar thing
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• islam: Religion of Muslims based on the Koran
• inter: To deposit (a body) in the earth or a tomb
• generational: Concerning people born at about the same time