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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Severe cold and fever






2. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






3. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency






4. Movement blocked by traffic






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






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






7. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






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






9. Get the ball rolling






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






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






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






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






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






15. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry






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






17. Engineless aircraft






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






19. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






20. Silence






21. Cheaply - inexpensively






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






23. 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






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






25. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






26. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






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






30. Not understand at all.






31. Be noticed by someone.

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






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






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






35. Jobless






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






37. A small dark shop or restaurant






38. 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






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






40. To quarrel






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






42. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






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






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






46. Make someone bored or repelled.






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






48. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






49. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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