Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

run overtime

excel
work my way up the corporate ladder
progress through / along my career path 

who have experienced overseas more than mewho have more overseas experience than me 

released / came out 

it got positive reviews – it was well received / it had a positive reception

it is based on a true story 

it happened during WW2 / the second world war 

troops / soldiers 

to defend / to hold 

basically / essentially / inessense

lost cause (n)futile (adj)
eg. it was a completely futile attempt at taking the border
eg2. it was an act of futility to try to take the border

to supporting for the people and stuffand that kind of thing / and something like that / and that sort of thing
to support the people and that kind of thing 

to overcome adversity

they were making a show – they were misrepresenting the situation / they were exaggerating the deaths / blowing it out of proportion / putting on a show 

desserters – soldiers that retreat from battle

escapersescapees 

history point ofhistoric point of view 

eloquent – well spoken

i feel like / i have the feeling thatÂ