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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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






2. Tools to pull apart or twist






3. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






4. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






5. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure






6. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower






7. Take off with ease or speed






8. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind






9. Cheaply - inexpensively






10. Severe cold and fever






11. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






12. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






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






14. Making claims without any backup






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






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






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






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






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






20. Jobless






21. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






22. Be noticed by someone.

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23. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






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






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






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






28. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






29. Not understand at all.






30. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






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






33. 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






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






35. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili






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






37. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement






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






39. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place






40. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.






41. Gale n. tempest - strong wind






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






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






44. Let us go outside and fight






45. Large boses for household things






46. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






48. Make way through a narrow path






49. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






50. Act before the appropriate time.