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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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1. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






2. Depart; set off to sea






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






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






5. Silence






6. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)






7. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






8. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






9. Get the ball rolling






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






11. Act before the appropriate time.






12. Tools to pull apart or twist






13. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)






14. Let us go outside and fight






15. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






17. Partially melted snow






18. Engineless aircraft






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






20. Shocked






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






22. Large boses for household things






23. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n






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






25. Don't think too much about it






26. 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






27. To quarrel






28. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts






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






30. Pay a high price - pay too much






31. Sense of right and wrong






32. 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.






33. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.






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






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






36. Unfounded fear of being unwell






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






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






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






40. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






41. Adj. dangerous - risky






42. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






43. 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 .......






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






45. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






46. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters

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47. Seriously - really - without joking -






48. Be noticed by someone.

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






50. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship







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