1.? ? ? Words and phrases

1)? ? The play is only a couple days away, and I have no idea how we're going to pull this thing off.

Pull sth off: to manage to make something happen.

e.g. Do you think you could pull off this deal?

2)? ? I was peeking through the curtain to check out how many people showed up to see the play.

Peek: To look or glance quickly.

e.g.: She peeked at him through a crack in the wall.

3)? ? He must have found out I was singing, and he couldn't resist the chance to see me embarrass myself.

Resist: to oppose; refuse to accept or comply with

e.g.: I can't resist the chance to go to Dubai.

4)? ? You'd figure that someone whose job it was to sit on the stage and do nothing could just suck it up for one performance.

Suck up: To accept and deal with something one finds unpleasant.

e.g.: I have sucked it up and move on.

5)? ? The play was supposed to start at 8:00, but it got delayed because Rodney James had stage fright.

Stage fright: Acute nervousness associated with performing or speaking before an audience.

e.g.: The young actress was suffering from stage fright and could not say a word.

2.? ? ? Sentences

1)? ? Archie Kelly tripped over Rodney James and chipped his tooth because he couldn't stick his arms out to break his fall.

e.g.: My son tripped over the toy car and chipped his tooth because he was wearing a costume and couldn't stick his arms out to break his fall.

2)? ? ? I have been able to keep that nickname quiet for five years, and now all of the sudden the whole town knew it.

e.g.: I have kept the secret from him for a month, and now all of the sudden the whole team knew it.

3.? ? ? Dairy

After reading today's “Dairy of Wimpy Kid”, it reminded me about my experience as a host at a Children's Day party.? I was a six-grader at that time. Before the party start, I was trembling because I had a stage fright. I peeked through the curtain to check out how many people were sitting there. Oh man, there were mountains of people. To try to calm down, I pretended myself as a princess and imagined those audiences as my servants. Sure enough, it works. I had a pretty good performance at that night. Nothing is impossible.