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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Make way through a narrow path

2. Silence

3. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

4. Act before the appropriate time.

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

6. Dance; hurry

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

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

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

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

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

12. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.

13. 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

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

15. Get the ball rolling

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

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

18. 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

19. Make someone bored or repelled.

20. Chatter - babble - speak casually

21. Escape being caught; avoid

22. Cheaply - inexpensively

23. 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 .......

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

25. A small dark shop or restaurant