Vocabulary

• compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• mind frame: A particular way of thinking; a mental attitude or disposition.
• came up short: To fail to achieve a desired goal or result; to not have enough of something.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• speak up for: To express support for someone or something, especially publicly.
• go the distance: To endure to the end; to be successful in the long run.
• at the tail: At the end or last position in a line or group.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• stand out
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• high expectations: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future; a high degree of anticipation.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• let up: To do something more slowly or less intensely
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
• sit out: To refrain from participating in something.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• mental: Concerning the mind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• performance: Act of doing something
• feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
• due: When something is required or expected
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• public: Owned by the government
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
• presume: To assume that something is true till proven false
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• bronze: Having a yellowish olive-brown color
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• quad: Four-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings
• online: Connected to the internet
• gay: Happy and bright
• undefeated: Not yet lost or having been beaten
• skater: Person who moves wearing ice skates