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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?






2. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled






3. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.






4. Become or cause to become soft or liquid






5. Don't think too much about it






6. 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






7. Escape being caught; avoid






8. Unfounded fear of being unwell






9. To quarrel






10. Take off with ease or speed






11. Engineless aircraft






12. Get the ball rolling






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






14. A large piece of something without definite shape






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






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






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






18. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.






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






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






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






22. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






23. 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






24. Silence






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






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






27. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship






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






29. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information






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






31. 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 .......






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






33. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek






34. Seriously - really - without joking -






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






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






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






38. Fighting alone






39. Dance; hurry






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






41. Make someone bored or repelled.






42. Chatter - babble - speak casually






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






44. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered






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






46. Let us go outside and fight






47. Road crossing for those traveling by foot






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






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






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