Realize
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To become aware of a fact or situation. To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to accomplish. To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience. To convert (assets) into actual money. To convert into real property; to make real estate of. To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation. To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares, bonds, etc.
Example sentence: My very best friend died in a car accident when I was 16 years old. That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have ever had to endure. Suddenly, you realize tomorrow might not come. Now I live by the motto, 'Today is what I have.'
Make
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Brand or kind; often paired with model.How a thing is made; construction.Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture.Quantity produced, especially of materials.The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.A person's character or disposition.The declaration of the trump for a hand.The closing of an electrical circuit.A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence.Past or future target of seduction (usually female).A promotion.Mate; a spouse or companion.A halfpenny.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To create, construct or produce.To constitute.To interpret.To bring into success.or noun}} To cause to be.To cause to do.To force to do.To indicate or suggest to be.}} To cover neatly with bedclothes.To recognise (without being recognised in return).To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
Example sentence: A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.