Vocabulary

• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• persevere through: To continue or persist in something despite difficulties or obstacles.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• man up: To behave in a braver or more resilient way; to face a difficult situation with courage.
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• mentality: Attitude toward, or a belief about something
• adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• persevere: To continue to try despite difficulties
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• part: Division of a book
• great: Very good; better than before
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• culmination: The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point
• history: Established pattern or record
• championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
• wade: Person's name
• basketball: Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop