Against the odds.English language. Successful People

Against the odds

1. Give. Make(2) prefer rise Avoid ,wait for, make , dealt, succeed in, to be , wait

2. Disability -an  illness ,  injury , or  condition  that makes it  difficult  for someone to do some things that other  people  do, and that is usually  permanent  or  lasts  for a  long   time : Compete -to take  part  in a  race  or  competition : compete in something- compete for something T he two  athletes  are  competing  for the  gold   medal . She went to Las Vegas to  compete  in the  world   poker   championship .

3. /ˈ en.dʒɪn /

4. pole vault a  sports   competition  in which you  jump  over a high  bar  using a  long   stick  to  push  yourself off the  ground : S hot put a  sports   competition  in which a  heavy   metal   ball  is  thrown  from the  shoulder  as  far  as  possible :