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  • Realistic: accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for the future.
    Adjective It isn't realistic to expect people to work for so little money.
  • Working hard: work hard and earnestly for something.
    Adjective I worked hard to buy my house
  • Drills: a tool or machine that makes holes.
    Noun an electric/pneumatic drill.
  • Set: to put something in a particular place or position.
    Verb He set a vase of flowers on the table.
  • Learn: to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity
    Verb They learn Russian at school.
  • Discouraged: having lost your confidence or enthusiasm for something.
    Adjective I think he felt discouraged because of all the criticism he'd received.
  • Make a plan: Idea of how to carry out an action.
    Adjective we will make a plan for this weekend
  • Goal: an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football and hockey.
    Noun Brazil won by three goals to one.
  • Improve: to (cause something to) get better.
    Verb He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers..
  • Check: to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly.
    Verb You should always check your oil.
  • List of steps: when you carry an orderly process of something.
    Adjective for the exam you have to follow a list of steps.
  • Progress: movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position.
    Noun I'm not making much progress with my Spanish.
  • Distracted: nervous or confused because you are worried about something.
    Adjective Tania seems very distracted at the moment
  • Practice: action rather than thought or ideas.
    Noun How do you intend to put these proposals into practice.
  • Positive: full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence.
    Adjective I have a positive attitude.
  • League: a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other.
    Noun Who do you think will win the league championship this year?
  • Reach: to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling.
    Verb News of his accident had only just reached us..
  • Achieve: to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort.
    Verb I've been working all day, but I feel as if I've achieved nothing.
  • Disciplined: behaving in a very controlled way
    Adjective Those children are well disciplined.
  • Better: comparative of good : of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people.
    Adjective He stood near the front to get a better view.