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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






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






3. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






4. Silence






5. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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6. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -






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






8. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time






9. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan






10. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






11. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






12. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day






13. Tools to pull apart or twist






14. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:






15. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance






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






17. Make someone bored or repelled.






18. Escape being caught; avoid






19. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension






20. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably






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






22. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






23. Seriously - really - without joking -






24. Make way through a narrow path






25. Large boses for household things






26. Be cheerful and get on with life






27. A small dark shop or restaurant






28. Engineless aircraft






29. Partially melted snow






30. Making claims without any backup






31. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.






32. Getting too angry






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






34. Get the ball rolling






35. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.






36. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'






37. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess






38. Movement blocked by traffic






39. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment






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






41. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






42. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing






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






44. Be noticed by someone.

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45. Don't think too much about it






46. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......






47. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.






48. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.






49. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






50. Jobless