Vocabulary practice · Episode 210

Review the useful expressions from the episode

Study the episode’s central expressions with English definitions, nuance and examples, plus reviewed support-language versions where available.

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Expression 1

platform

The raised area where passengers wait for a train.

Nuance: At a railway station, a platform is the place beside the tracks.

Anna waited on the platform.

The train leaves from platform two.

Expression 2

miss a train

Arrive too late to catch a train.

Nuance: Miss here means fail to catch transport, not feel sad about someone.

Anna missed the last train.

We missed the train by two minutes.

Expression 3

belong to

Be owned by someone or be part of something.

Nuance: The owner follows to: the gloves belong to her father.

These gloves belong to my father.

Does this bag belong to you?

Expression 4

take a deep breath

Breathe in slowly and fully.

Nuance: This common expression can suggest pausing to calm down.

Anna took a deep breath.

Take a deep breath before you speak.

Expression 5

timetable

A published list of the times when transport services run.

Nuance: A timetable shows planned departures and arrivals.

The worker checked the timetable.

The timetable shows the last bus.

Expression 6

climb aboard

Get onto a vehicle or vessel.

Nuance: Aboard suggests entering or getting onto the vehicle.

Anna climbed aboard the bus.

The passengers climbed aboard the boat.

Expression 7

wave goodbye

Move a hand to say goodbye.

Nuance: Wave describes the hand movement rather than spoken words.

Her father waved goodbye.

She waved goodbye from the window.

Expression 8

pull away

Start moving away from a place in a vehicle.

Nuance: A bus or car can pull away after stopping.

The bus pulled away from the station.

The car pulled away slowly.

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