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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Tools to pull apart or twist






2. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy






3. Not understand at all.






4. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.






5. A small dark shop or restaurant






6. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare






7. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation






8. Seriously - really - without joking -






9. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.






10. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student






11. Unfounded fear of being unwell






12. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside






13. Shocked






14. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant






15. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






16. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......






17. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to






18. Fighting alone






19. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






20. Chatter - babble - speak casually






21. Get the ball rolling






22. Jobless






23. Adj. dangerous - risky






24. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






25. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all






26. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer






27. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]






28. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion






29. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






30. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping






31. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.






32. Large boses for household things






33. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them






34. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets






35. Pay a high price - pay too much






36. Be absent from school without permission






37. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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38. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






39. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground






40. Don't think too much about it






41. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.






42. Severe cold and fever






43. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.






44. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.






45. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English






46. Cheaply - inexpensively






47. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive






48. Silence






49. Movement blocked by traffic






50. To quarrel