ACHIEVEMENT VOCABULARY

Immediate goal — a goal that you need to achieve very soon

Sentence: their immediate goal tonight is to move their audience to its feet

Long-term — continuing to be relevant a long time in the future

Sentence: i need to think carefully before making a long-term commitment

Knuckle down — to start working hard, especially when you have been delaying

Sentence: you’re going to have to knuckle down and catch up on your schoolwork.

Attainable — possible to achieve

Sentence: we believe that this level of performance is fully attainable.

Putting aside — saving something for the future

Sentence: she’s been putting aside some money for a vacation

Set in stone — something that cannot be changed

Sentence: i don’t believe that fate is set in stone .

Live within my means — to spend less than you are earning

Sentence: he began to save money when he finally learned to live within his means.

Male-dominated — controlled mainly by men, or primarily consisting of men

Sentence: flower arranging made such a nice change from his usual male-dominated life ·

Egalitarian — believing that all people are equal

Sentence: the party’s principles are basically egalitarian.

Realistic — something which is achievable

Sentence: she wanted me to consider a more realistic career that would give me some stability

Elusive — difficult to find or achieve

Sentence: he was searching for the ever elusive ‘perfect job’

Strive — make great efforts to achieve or attain something

Sentence: we must strive to secure steady growth