I.
noun
1 period/state in progress/development
ADJECTIVE
▪ distinct
▪
The process has three distinct ~s.
▪ beginning , early , initial , opening , preliminary
▪ advanced , closing , final , last , late , latter , terminal
▪
Her husband was in the advanced ~s of cancer.
▪ halfway ( esp. BrE ), intermediate , secondary
▪ first , second , etc.
▪ transitional
▪ successive
▪ critical , crucial , formative , important , key , main
▪
a young entertainer at the formative ~s of his career
▪ difficult
▪ delicate , vulnerable
▪ life
▪
the different life ~s of insects and fish
▪ growth , reproductive
▪ adult , embryonic , juvenile , larval , mature , pupal
▪ experimental , exploratory , testing
▪ committee ( BrE , politics ), design , development , developmental , formative , planning
▪
The project is still at the planning ~.
▪ knockout ( esp. BrE )
▪
Colombia's win sent them through to the knockout ~ of the tournament.
▪ quarter-final , semi-final , etc. ( esp. BrE )
VERB + STAGE
▪ go through , move through , pass through
▪
The water goes through three ~s of purification.
▪ enter , reach
▪
We've entered a crucial ~ in the project.
▪ mark , represent
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This adaptation represented an important ~ in human evolution.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
You should read this article at some ~.
▪ by ~s
▪
a process that by ~s led to the Cold War
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
in the early ~s of the job
▪ in ~s
▪
We renovated the house in two ~s.
▪ ~ in
▪
an important ~ in her life
▪ ~ of
▪
the latter ~s of the race
PHRASES
▪ the beginning of a ~ , the end of a ~
▪
Students are tested at the end of each ~ of the course.
▪ a ~ further , one ~ further
▪
take the investigation one ~ further
▪ a ~ of development , a ~ of life
2 in a theatre/theater, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ centre/center ( often figurative )
▪
A new actress will take centre/center ~ in next month's production of ‘The Doll's House’.
▪
He was always unwilling to take centre/center ~.
▪ main
▪
They played the main ~ at Glastonbury.
▪ empty
▪ revolving
▪ makeshift
▪
A group of tables were converted into a makeshift ~.
▪ concert
▪
David Bowie returned to the concert ~ last week.
▪ political ( figurative )
▪
Gore has stepped back onto the political ~.
▪ global , international , national , world ( all figurative )
▪
China is now a major player on the world ~.
VERB + STAGE
▪ go on , hit ( informal ), step on , step onto , take , take to
▪
She was too nervous to go on ~.
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I was shaking as I took the ~.
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She took to the ~ when she was at college.
▪ stand on
▪ jump off , leave , step off
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She left the ~ to tumultuous applause.
▪ jump on , jump onto
▪
A fan jumped up onto the ~.
▪ return to
▪ share
▪
He once shared the ~ with Frank Sinatra.
▪ grace
▪
She is one of the finest actors ever to grace the ~.
▪ set ( often figurative )
▪
The thrilling semi-finals set the ~ for what should be a great game.
▪ boo sb off
▪
She was booed off the ~.
STAGE + NOUN
▪ musical , play , production , show , work
▪
Stravinsky's last ~ work
▪ adaptation , version
▪
the ~ version of ‘The Lion King’
▪ appearance , performance , role
▪ presence
▪
It was hard to forget her powerful ~ presence.
▪ persona
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His ~ persona was that of a foolish drunk.
▪ name
▪
He adopted the ~ name Dixon Hare when he became a full-time actor.
▪ career , debut
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She made her ~ debut at the age of four.
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I began my ~ career at the age of ten.
▪ lighting , lights
▪ set
▪
The ~ set is the most expensive ever built.
▪ floor
▪ door
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Fans hung around the ~ door hoping to meet the band.
▪ actor , crew , director , manager , etc.
▪ management
▪ direction
▪
As the ~ directions indicate, it is early morning in Moscow.
▪
Shakespeare's famous ~ direction: ‘Exit, pursued by a bear.’
▪ left , right
▪ fright
▪
Even experienced actors can suffer from ~ fright.
▪ whisper
▪
‘She's pregnant!’ he said in a ~ whisper.
PHRASES
▪ the back of the ~ , the edge of the ~ , the front of the ~ , the side of the ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully
▪
The event was very carefully ~d.
▪ elaborately
▪
an elaborately ~d drama
PHRASES
▪ well ~d
▪
The action scenes are all well ~d.
Stage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ballet , ↑ adaptation , ↑ ambush , ↑ comeback , ↑ competition , ↑ concert , ↑ coup , ↑ demonstration , ↑ drama , ↑ event , ↑ exhibition , ↑ final , ↑ fixture , ↑ march , ↑ mutiny , ↑ parade , ↑ performance , ↑ protest , ↑ raid , ↑ rally , ↑ rebellion , ↑ reconstruction , ↑ recovery , ↑ reunion , ↑ revival , ↑ revolt , ↑ revolution , ↑ scene , ↑ stoppage , ↑ strike , ↑ stunt , ↑ uprising , ↑ version