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The US orders diplomats' families to leave Ukraine,

Hello, this is News Review from BBC Learning English.

I'm Rob and joining me today is Roy. Hello Roy.

If you would like to test yourself on the vocabulary around this story,

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But now, let's hear more about this story from this BBC News report:

So, the United States has told families of staff

who work in embassies in Ukraine to leave.

It has also told its citizens not to travel to Russia.

This is due to fears that there will be some kind of military action

by Russia against Ukraine — something that Russia denies.

And we've got three words and expressions from the news headlines

that we can use to talk about this story, haven't we?

What are those expressions and words please, Roy?

Yes, we do. We have 'weighs options', 'fears mount' and 'nonessential staff'.

So, that's 'weighs options', 'fears mount' and 'nonessential staff'.

Well, OK. Let's have a look at our first news headline then please.

OK. So, our first headline comes from Reuters and it reads:

So, that's: 'weighs options' — considers value of potential plans.

OK. So, in the headline, this is a two-word expression.

Now, usually we have an article in there.

For example, 'the': we say 'weigh the options'.

But, because this is a headline, they have removed that.

You can say 'weigh all the options' or 'weigh all options'.

First word in the headline is 'weigh' — W-E-I-G-H.

Second word: 'options' — O-P-T-I-O-N-S.

And it basically means to carefully consider

OK. And I'm familiar with the word 'weigh';

it's to do with 'weight' usually — about how heavy things are.

So, are we kind of 'weighing up the options'

Well... well, not exactly. OK. So, with the word 'weigh',

you're talking about measuring how heavy something is,

so you're considering the 'weight' of something, if you like.

So, what it actually means is that you're considering potential plans

In the terms of the headline, it is saying that

or the military 'options' with the army that they have.

And we can also say that we 'weigh consequences'.

That's, kind of, looking at the potential results of our actions.

Exactly. So, you say: 'The consequences will be carefully weighed.'

And you've absolutely got it right there.

It's talking about considering those results.

Now, 'weigh' is actually a little bit formal.

We also have a phrasal verb that means something very similar

so you can 'weigh something up' or 'weigh up something'.

So, for example, I could 'weigh up' what I'm going to do this weekend.

In fact, I do. Every Friday, I 'weigh up' what I'm going to do —

you know, how I'm going to spend my weekend

Yeah, you consider your options and, for example, at the end of the day

I 'weigh up' which video game I'm going to play in the evening.

I'm like: 'Hmmm, shall I play that one? Shall I play that one?'

OK. Let's have a summary of that expression:

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and one of the subjects was a plan to bring live music back

That's a News Review video, but how can we watch that again, Roy?

All you need to do is click the link in the description below.

Let's have a look at your next news headline please.

OK. So, the next headline comes from Fox 29 Philadelphia and it reads:

  'Fears mount' — concerns gradually increase.

Second word is a verb: 'mount' — M-O-U-N-T.

And it basically means that concerns or worries over a situation are growing.

OK. And I'm familiar again with that word 'fears'.

I mean, I have a 'fear': I have a 'fear' of spiders.

Is that the kind of 'fears' we're talking about?

Not... not exactly. Now, a phobia is a general fear of something.

What we're talking about with 'fears' in the headline is a concern

or worry over something serious happening.

So, you're talking about those 'fears' are increasing.

Now, that word 'mount' basically means something is increasing or growing.

And we don't always just use it with 'fear';

we can also use it with something like exciting... 'excitement'.

Now, we also use the word 'mounts' as a verb in another way.

So, for example, if you've got a horse or a bicycle,

when you get up — again, that idea of 'up' —

on the bicycle or the horse, you 'mount' the horse.

OK. And also you can say you 'mount' a painting, can't you?

When you... when you put a painting up on the wall, you're 'mounting' it.

When you fix it and attach it up on the wall —

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