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Question		Answer
SALIENT start learning		most noticeable/important
SCALDING start learning		very hot, burning (liquid) OR very strong /violent (criticism)
SCAREMONGER start learning		a pers who spreads frightening reports/rumours
SCAREMONGERING start learning		spreading stories that make people feel worried/frightened
SCHOLAR start learning		a specialist in a particular branch of study OR a student holding a scholarship
SCORN, TO start learning		to feel/express contempt/disdain for, to have no respect for so/sth that you consider to be stupid
SCORNFUL start learning		wo respect, syn contemptuous
SCOUNDREL start learning		a dishonest/unscrupulous person, a rogue
SCOWL AT, TO start learning		to look at so or sth w an annoyed/angry expression
SCRAMBLE, TO start learning		to move/climb quickly with difficulty
SCREECH start learning		a long/high sound that's unpleasant to hear
SCRUFF OF THE/YOUR NECK, BY THE start learning		by the back of the neck
SCRUFFY start learning		shabby and untidy and a bit dirty
SEESAW start learning		a long balanced board that children play on, US teeter-totter
SEESAW, TO start learning		to change rapidly form one position/situation to another and back like children playing on a seesaw
SELF-CONTAINED start learning		containing everything that is needed OR a pers wo keeps feelings private and/or is independent
SELF-RIGHTEOUS start learning		unfounded certainty
SERENDIPITOUS start learning		occurring/discovered by chance
SHABBY start learning		in bad condition OR unacceptable, unfair
SHABBY start learning		looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for
SHACKLES start learning		a factor that restrains/restricts OR a pair of fetters connected to a chain
SHALLOWS start learning		an area of the sea, a lake or a river where the water is not very deep
SHARPNEL start learning		fragments of a bomb
SHED BLOOD/TEARS, TO start learning		to cry
SHEER start learning		used to emphasise how very sth is, complete OR steep
SHOOT FOR, TO start learning		to aim for a specific goal, to try to achieve sth
SHOVE, TO start learning		to push roughly
SHREWD start learning		having a good understanding and judgment of a sit, syn astute, calculating
SHRIEK start learning		a high-pitched piercing cry/sound, a scream
SHRUG, TO start learning		to raise one's shoulders slightly to express doubt/ignorance/indifference
SHUDDER, TO start learning		to tremble convulsively as a result of fear/repugnance OR to shake/vibrate deeply
SIGH, TO start learning		to emit a long deep breath
SINGLE OUT, TO start learning		to choose
SKIM (READ), TO start learning		to read/consider sth quickly in order to understand the main points, without styding the details
SKIP start learning		a large metal container for unwanted waste, which is brought/taken by a special truck US dumpster
SKIRMISH start learning		a short argument OR irregular unpremeditated fighting
SLANDER start learning		a false spoken statement that damages so's rep cfr libel
SLANDER, TO start learning		to make false and damaging statements about so
SLATE, ON THE start learning		bill recorded so that a regular customer can pay it at an another time
SLEEK start learning		smooth, shiny
SLEEP SOUNDLY, TO start learning		to sleep well
SLEET start learning		wet, partly melted falling snow
SLEW start learning		a large number/amount
SLUMP start learning		a sudden fall in prices
SMEAR start learning		to publicly accuse of sth unpleasant in order to harm one's reputation
SMEAR CAMPAIGN start learning		a planned atempt to harm the reputation by telling lies
SMOULDER, TO start learning		to burn slowly wo flames OR to smoulder with anger/indignation
SNAP ELECTION start learning		an election that is called earlier than expected
SNAP UP, TO start learning		to buy sth asa it becomes available
SNARKY start learning		criticising so in an annoyed way and trying to hurt
SNARL AT, TO start learning		to say sth in an angry/bad-tempered voice
SNEER AT, TO start learning		to smile in a contemptuous/mocking manner
SOAR, TO start learning		to increase rapidly
SOOTHE, TO start learning		(pers) to calm down, to make less worried, (body) to feel less painful
SOPPY start learning		too sentimental, over-emotional
SPACE OUT, TO start learning		to be distracted, to daydream
SPEECH IMPEDIMENT start learning		a diff in speaking clearly, such as a lisp or a stammer
SPEEDO start learning		speedometer
SPLASH OUT (ON), TO start learning		to spend a lot of money (more than you need to, sometimes as a treat)
SPOOK start learning		a ghost OR a spy
SPRAIN, TO start learning		to cause an injury to a joint
SPRAWL, TO start learning		to spread out awkwardly over a large area OR to spread out arms/legs carelessly
SQUANDER, TO start learning		to waste in a reckless and foolish manner
STAG start learning		a male deer
STAG EVENT start learning		a soc gathering attended by men only
STAG NIGHT/PARTY start learning		a party for a man who is getting married US bachelor party cfr hen night/party/do US bachelorette party
STAGGER, TO start learning		to walk/move w difficulty as if you are going to fall, syn to totter, to teeter
STALE start learning		no longer fresh
STALEMATE start learning		when further progress/action by opposing parties seens impossible
STAMINA start learning		physical and mental strenght, ability to sustain prolongued physical/mental effort
STANCE ON start learning		a way of thinking about a subject, esp expressed in public
STAND UP, TO start learning		to intentionally fail to meet so
STARCH start learning		a white food substance found, esp in flour and potatoes
STARK start learning		severe, unpleasant
STARTLED start learning		expressing sudden shock/alarm
STARTSTRUCK start learning		very interested in and impressed by famous people
STEEP start learning		rising sharply, almost perpendicular
STEM (THE TIDE), TO start learning		to stop sth. unwantend from spreading/increasing
STERN start learning		serious and unrelenting, esp in the expression of authority
STICKING POINT start learning		a point on which it is not possible to reach an agreement
STIPEND start learning		fixed regular sum paid as salary to clergyman/teache
STOCKY start learning		short, wide shoulders and chest
STOREY start learning		a level of a building
STRAINED start learning		showing that so is nervous/worried
STRATAGEM start learning		a carefully planned way of achieving sth, often involving a trick
STRENGHTEN SO'S HAND, TO start learning		to have more power
STRENUOUS start learning		requiring/using great effort/exertion
STUMBLE ACROSS/ON/UPON, TO start learning		to find/encounter by chance
STUMBLE ON/UPON/ACROSS, TO start learning		to discover sth by chance
STUMBLE, TO start learning		to trip (repeatedly(or lose one's balance OR to make a (repeated) mistake in speaking
STUMBLED INTO start learning		to start doing sth by chance
STUNNED start learning		astonished/shocked and temp unable to react
STURDY start learning		strongly and solidly built
SUBPOENA start learning		to order so to go to court to answer questions
SULKY start learning		to look unhappy and not speak to anyone because you are angry about sth
SULLEN start learning		bad-tempered, depressed and sulky
SUMMARY (adj) start learning		done suddenly wo discussion or legal/customary formalities
SUMPTUOUSLY start learning		showing that one is rich
SWATTER start learning		device to kill/hit/crush an insect with
SWEAR FEALTY, TO start learning		formal loyalty

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