Adolescence /ˌæd

orchestra /ˈɔː.kɪ.strə/ /ˈɔːr-/ noun MUSIC
1. [ C + singular or plural verb ] a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor
She's a cellist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
orchestra /ˈɔː.kɪ.strə/ /ˈɔːr-/ noun THEATRE
2. the orchestra
US for the stalls
painting /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ /-t ̬ɪŋ/ noun
1. [ C or U ] a picture made using paint
The walls are covered in oil paintings.
an exhibition of 19th-century French painting
2. [ U ] the skill or activity of making a picture or putting paint on a wall
We were taught painting and drawing at art college.
When we bought the house, we had to do a lot of painting and redecorating.
performance /pəˈfɔː.mən t  s/ /pɚˈfɔːr-/ noun ENTERTAINMENT
2. [ C ] the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting or playing music
a performance of Arthur Miller's play, 'The Crucible'
She gave a superb performance as Lady Macbeth.
3. a performance
mainly UK informal an action or type of behaviour that involves a lot of attention to detail or to small matters that are not important
Cleaning the oven is such a performance.
What a performance! Please stop shouting!
4. a repeat performance
when an event or a situation happens again
The police hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year, when the festivities turned into rioting.