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Beehives
people who have to
leave their country in
order to escape war or
disasters
refugees
Start your own
business
Set up
The synonym of
“boring”
Dull [dʌl]
…
Railings of the balcony
…
Arrows of the aircraft
…
Paved courts
support
holding
fixation
Anchorage
See sth
suddenly;
realize
Alight
A measure taken in
advance to prevent
something dangerous,
unpleasant, or inconvenient
from happening.
Precaution
The synonym
of “disappear”
Vanish
The synonym of
“empty”
Deserted
The synonym of
“woken up”
Awaken
Part
Constituent
hold sth tightly
Clutch
assumption
guess (n)
Speculation
A person who rents
a room, a building,
or land
Tenant
a model of a
person, often used
to display clothes
Dummy
Two weeks
Fortnight
The synonym of
“courage”
Nerve
The synonym of
“notified,
informed”
Alerted
The synonym of
“weak”
Feeble
The synonym of
“productive”
Prolific
Something new
Novelty
a man whose job is to
do dangerous things,
in a film instead of
an actor
Stunt
The synonym of
“to fade”
Wear off
The synonym of
“attention”
Limelight
Books
Theatre
Films
Vocabulary
Very popular and a
large quantity of it
has been sold
Best- selling
Always behaving
or occurring in the
way expected
Predictable
Amusing in a
clever way
Witty
firmly holding the
attention or
interest
Gripping
So engrossing that
one cannot stop
reading it
unputdownable
Eccentric, unusual,
and often funny
Whacky
['(h)wækɪ]
Important or
impressive because
it seems to be a
symbol of
something
Iconic
Inspiring terror
and excitement
Spine- chilling
Of a very high
standard
Polished
Arousing one's
curiosity or
interest
Intriguing
[ɪn'triːgɪŋ]
Not seeming
reasonable or
probable
Implausibl
e [ɪm'plɔːzəbl]
More advanced or
complex
sophisticated
Remaining in your
thoughts
Haunting
['hɔːntɪŋ]
Not very accurate,
having some
mistakes
flawed
a performance of a
play or a showing of
a film which takes
place in the
afternoon
matinee
a person who writes
plays.
Playwright
A detective story
Whodunnit
In a theatre or concert hall
are the seats on the ground
floor directly in front of the
stage
Stalls
A book or film that
continues the story or
develops the theme of an
earlier one
Sequel
[si͟ːkw(ə)l]
A practice in
preparation for a
performance.
Rehearsal
a set of short extracts
which are shown to
advertise a film.
Trailer
one of the parts that
a book is divided into
Chapter
The plot of a novel,
play, film
Storyline
A book which has a
stiff hard cover
Hardback
Phrasal verbs
workbook
Have a more stable
life (phrasal verb)
Settle down
Wait a minute
(phrasal verb)
Hold on
Discover (phrasal
verb)
Find out
Be happier
(phrasal verb)
Cheer up
Arrive (phrasal verb)
Turn up
Not go out
(phrasal verb)
Stay in
End a relationship
(phrasal verb)
Break up
Begin a journey
(phrasal verb)
Set off
Talk louder
(phrasal verb)
Speak up
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