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perfectionist
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someone who is not satisfied with anything unless it is completely perfect
psychologist
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someone who is trained in psychology
perfectionism
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the quality of wanting to be perfect all the time
primarily
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mainly
underperform
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if a business underperforms, it does not make as much profit as it expected to make
athlete
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someone who competes in sports competitions, especially running, jumping, and throwing
participate
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to take part in an activity or event
achiever
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someone who is successful because they are determined and work hard
prevent
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to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something
regret
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to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it
fulfil your potential
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if you fulfil your potential you are as successful as you possibly can be
make my mark
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to become successful or famous
grab
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to take an opportunity, accept an invitation etc immediately
dare
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to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do
comfort zone
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your comfort zone is the range of activities or situations that you feel happy and confident in
avoid
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to stay away from someone or something, or not use something
forcing yourself
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to make someone do something they do not want to do
unproductive
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not achieving very much
persistence
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determination to do something even though it is difficult or other people oppose it
pay dividends
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if something pays dividends, it is very useful and brings a lot of advantages, especially later in the future
high flyer
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someone who is extremely successful in their job or in school
entrepreneur
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someone who starts a new business or arranges business deals in order to make money, often in a way that involves financial risks
inspiring
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giving people a feeling of excitement and a desire to do something great
exposure
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the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc
viewer
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someone who watches television
outselling
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to sell more goods or products than a competitor
philosophy
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the attitude or set of ideas that guides the behaviour of a person or organization
mantra
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a word or phrase representing a rule or principle which someone often uses, but which other people often find annoying or boring
grant
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to give someone something or allow them to have something that they have asked for
retire
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to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age
venture
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a new business activity that involves taking risks
1 grasp an opportunity
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to eagerly and quickly use an opportunity to do something
2 grasp the fact
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to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one
1 seize every opportunity
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if you seize an opportunity, you quickly and eagerly do something when you have the chance to
2 seize power
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to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using military force
take control
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to get possession or control of something
doom
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if something is doomed, it is certain to fail, die, be destroyed
doubt
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to think that something may not be true or that it is unlikely
exceed
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to be more than a particular number or amount
encounter
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to experience something, especially problems or opposition
setback
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a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were
expectation
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what you think or hope will happen
trust
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to be sure that something is correct or right
praise
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to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly
ambitious
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an ambitious plan, idea etc shows a desire to do something good but difficult
goal
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something that you hope to achieve in the future
update
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to add the most recent information to something
inventions
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a useful machine, tool, instrument etc that has been invented
storehouse
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a building where things are stored
resemble
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to look like or be similar to someone or something
dimly-lit
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fairly dark or not giving much light, so that you cannot see well
reject
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to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something
consumer
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someone who buys and uses products and services
sympathy
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the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation
concept
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an idea of how something is, or how something should be done
selective
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careful about what you choose to do, buy, allow etc
ignorance
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lack of knowledge or information about something
previous
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having happened or existed before the event, time, or thing that you are talking about now
tendency
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if someone or something has a tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it
poignant
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making you feel sad or full of pity
significant
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having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future
haphazardly
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happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized
logically
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using a thinking process in which facts and ideas are connected in a correct way
randomly
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happening or chosen without any definite plan, aim, or pattern
fleeting
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lasting for only a short time
durable
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continuing for a long time
indiscriminately
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if something is done indiscriminately, it is done without thinking about what harm it might cause
aversion
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a strong dislike of something or someone
graveyard
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a place where things that are no longer wanted are left
shatter
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to completely destroy or ruin something such as someone’s beliefs or life
adjust
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to gradually become familiar with a new situation
aisle
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a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, theatre etc, or between rows of shelves in a shop
crammed
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completely full of things or people
cacophonous
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producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
acquire
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to obtain something by buying it or being given it
nickname
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a name given to someone, especially by their friends or family, that is not their real name and is often connected with what they look like or something they have done
capitalism
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an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government
discontinued
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to stop doing, producing, or providing something
caffeinated
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containing caffeine
regrettable
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something that is regrettable is unpleasant, and you wish things could be different
explode
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to burst, or to make something burst, into small pieces, usually with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage
pathos
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the quality that a person, situation, film, or play has that makes you feel pity and sadness
bittersweet
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feelings, memories, or experiences that are bittersweet are happy and sad at the same time
melancholy
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a feeling of sadness for no particular reason
impermanence
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the quality of not staying the same forever
impart
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to give a particular quality to something
understatedly
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in a simple way that is attractive but without too much decoration
mortgages
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a legal arrangement by which you borrow money from a bank or similar organization in order to buy a house, and pay back the money over a period of years
albeit
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used to add information that reduces the force or importance of what you have just said
accumulate
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to gradually increase in numbers or amount until there is a large quantity in one place
persevere
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to continue trying to do something in a very determined way in spite of difficulties
upstate
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in the northern part of a particular state
convert
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to change something into a different form, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way
granary
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a place where grain, especially wheat, is stored
overwhelmingly
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very largely, more importantly etc
striking
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unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed
viable
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a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully
assume
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to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof
worthy
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to deserve to be thought about or treated in a particular way
steward
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to protect something or be responsible for it, especially something such as nature, public property, or money
resource
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the money, property, skill etc that you have available to use when you need them
rival
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one of a group of things that people can choose between
belatedly
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happening or arriving late
abandon
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to stop doing something because there are too many problems and it is impossible to continue
contemplate
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to accept the possibility that something is true
conspire
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to secretly plan with someone else to do something illegal
turn of events
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a sudden or unexpected change that makes a situation develop in a different way
vividly
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clearly brightly
devastated
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feeling extremely shocked and sad
demotivated
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feeling less eager or willing to do your job
empower
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to give someone more control over their own life or situation
adversity
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a situation in which you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck

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