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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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






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






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






4. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






6. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






7. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..

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8. Get the ball rolling






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






10. Container used to hold water for washing oneself






11. Let us go outside and fight






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






13. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






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






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






17. Adj. dangerous - risky






18. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






19. 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






20. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






21. Be absent from school without permission






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






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






24. Silence






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






26. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






28. Tools to pull apart or twist






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






30. An implement used to propel or steer a boat






31. Cheaply - inexpensively






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






43. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






44. Sense of right and wrong






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






46. Act before the appropriate time.






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






48. Pay a high price - pay too much






49. Dance; hurry






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