Success Failure and Resilience
Open a theme, then select a word or phrase for its meaning, example and pronunciation.
1. Goals and ambition (20 entries)
- pursue a goal
- set priorities
- invest effort
- put yourself forward
- self-doubt
- step outside your comfort zone
- set your sights on
- keep an open mind
- keep your options open
- challenge yourself
- achievement goal
- modest
- high hopes
- make the best of it
- take inspiration from
- creative block
- entrepreneur
- solo
- come out on top
- compose
2. Achievement and recognition (20 entries)
- deserve
- distinction
- measurable result
- recognise effort
- satisfaction
- earn respect
- achievement gap
- credit
- prepare mentally
- narrowly miss
- make a comeback
- remarkable
- defeat
- sore loser
- victory
- trophy
- knock out
- penalty shoot-out
- spectator
- relay
3. Failure and setbacks (20 entries)
- misjudgement
- fall short
- failure rate
- face rejection
- suffer a setback
- learn from a failure
- run up against
- against the odds
- turn the corner
- unintended outcome
- go back to square one
- indirect consequence
- direct consequence
- acknowledge a weakness
- a narrow escape
- exit route
- a stroke of luck
- a close call
- contradiction
- crucial
4. Adaptation and persistence (20 entries)
- persistence
- determination to succeed
- discipline
- rebuild momentum
- bounce back
- pace
- alternative approach
- change of tactics
- courage
- self-confidence
- maturity
- adulthood
- stand on your own feet
- independent-minded
- begin a new chapter
- freedom
- turning point
- grow apart
- divorce
- lifespan
5. Learning from experience (20 entries)
- insight
- learning curve
- build on strengths
- identify a weakness
- apply a lesson
- put advice into practice
- regret
- revised plan
- self-awareness
- get back on track
- reassess a risk
- prior experience
- panic
- go from bad to worse
- for the most part
- revision of belief
- to cut a long story short
- mistake someone for
- question a first impression
- generate an outcome