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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment






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






3. Tools to pull apart or twist






4. Making claims without any backup






5. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak






6. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






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






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






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






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






12. Be absent from school without permission






13. Act before the appropriate time.






14. Silence






15. Large boses for household things






16. Shocked






17. Partially melted snow






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






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






20. Cheaply - inexpensively






21. Movement blocked by traffic






22. 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.






23. A cabinet containing an automatic record player






24. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained






25. Pay a high price - pay too much






26. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






27. Hood






28. Sense of right and wrong






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






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






31. Confused - bewildered - perplexed






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






33. 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






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






35. Dance; hurry






36. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid






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






38. A small dark shop or restaurant






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Fighting alone






46. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






49. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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