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






3. Be completely at a loss as to what to do






4. Boast - exaggerate about oneself






5. 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 .......






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






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






8. Movement blocked by traffic






9. Tools to pull apart or twist






10. Cheaply - inexpensively






11. Making claims without any backup






12. Fighting alone






13. Be cheerful and get on with life






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






15. Let us go outside and fight






16. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






17. 1. not definite or certain - and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite: I passed on my t...... conclusions to the police. The government is taking t......... steps towards tackling the country's economic problems. 2. done without confiden






18. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






20. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






22. 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






23. Take off with ease or speed






24. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






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






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






27. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






28. Be noticed by someone.

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






30. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof






31. Make way through a narrow path






32. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented






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






34. Make someone bored or repelled.






35. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression






36. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.






37. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






38. Jobless






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






40. Chatter - babble - speak casually






41. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






42. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____






43. 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






44. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive






45. Act before the appropriate time.






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






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






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






49. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted






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