Disciplined: behaving in a very controlled way
Adjective The young gymnasts who won the competition were a talented and disciplined team.
Discouraged: having lost your confidence or enthusiasm for something
Adjective I think he felt discouraged because of all the criticism he'd received.
Distracted: nervous or confused because you are worried about something
Adjective Tania seems very distracted at the moment - I think she's worried about her brother.
Positive: full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence
Adjective a positive attitude
Achieve: to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort
Verb The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives.
Reach: to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling
Verb We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock.
List of steps: when a person counts their steps
Adjective I count my list of steps
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, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
Set: You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
Verb Customs stopped us and checked (= searched) our bags for alcohol and cigarettes.
Realistic: accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for the future
Adjective Let's be realistic (about this) - I just can't afford to pay that much money.
Practice: action rather than thought or ideas
Noun How do you intend to put these proposals into practice, Mohamed?
Better: 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.
Working hard: always doing a lot of work
Adjective She was always very hard-working at school.
Progress: movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position
Noun Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years.
Make a plan: when a person creates an idea to make it
Verb my family makes a plan
