shopping ----> buy
short handed ----> too few employees
should have read carefully ----> misread
show ----> tell // teach // be a sign of
show up // turn up ----> appear
sign up for ----> take
significant part ----> importance
since ----> no longer
since the week before last ----> for two weeks
sit ----> seat
six credits // really need it ----> not do well in
six miles away ----> far from
sketch // assignment ----> artwork
skip it // get up early tomorrow ----> go to sleep
skull ----> head
slide ----> transparency
slip one's mind ----> forget
snap out of the bad mood ----> feel happy
so ----> both
so happy ----> receive a good evaluation
so it can go around it ----> to find its way
so many // extra ----> fewer
so many awards ----> very good
so much ----> such a large amount of
so overpriced ----> not be necessary to buy
so tired ----> too exhausted
some good deals ----> a good price
some of the other ----> more
some other time ----> later
Some school is very selective. ----> Sb. may not get accepted there.
someplace be right down ----> go to someplace
sooner ----> quickly
sorry ----> regret
Sounds great ----> wish
source ----> raw material
spare ----> another ... can use // extra
speak before a large crowd ----> speak at meeting
speak with ----> see
speaker // I’ll be honored. ----> like to give a talk
speakers ----> audio equipment
spend a lot of time doing sth. ----> really do like
spend hours on ----> for quite a while
spend most of one's afternoon // practically have to move into the lab ----> The course takes a lot of time.
spend several hours ----> long trips
spot ----> location
spotlight // for years ----> background information
squint at // wear glasses ----> poor vision
stack of papers ----> throw out
staff man ----> workers
stand at this concert ----> be crowded
staple food ----> main source
start ----> be on schedule
state park ----> national park
stay in the same place forever ----> never move from one location
stay put ----> not plan to move
stay up all night ----> little rest/sleep
step by step ----> carefully
step up one's efforts ----> try harder to do sth.
Sth. be a bit beyond the reach of most sb. ----> Very few sb. could afford to do sth.
Sth. could be worse. ----> Sth. may not be as bad as sth. seem.
Sth. don't like direct sunlight. ----> Move sth. away from the window.
sth. fall on the ground // sth. doesn't work ----> damage sth.
Sth. is not for sale right now. ----> Sb. plans to keep sth. for the time being.
Sth. may be for the best. ----> Sth. is probably a good one.
sth. suits sb. ----> sb. looks good in/on
stick around ----> hang around
stick with sth. // eventually ----> It takes sb. a long time to do sth.
still ----> yet
still immature ----> not completely developed
still on ----> continue
still work ----> keep one's job
stock shelves ----> put the groceries out on the shelves
stock up on sth. ----> buy a lot of sth.
stop buying ----> no longer buy
stop by ----> visit // talk to
Stores closed. // Downtown shopping areas became deserted. ----> a decline in the number of customers
storm // front lawn // room ----> move ... indoors
street ----> road
study ----> academic
study more ----> spend more time on
stuff // nurse ----> medicine
sturdy bike ----> The streets are not in good condition.
submit ----> get
successful ----> refine
such a+n. ----> so+a.
suffer ----> decline
suit and tie ----> formal occasion
suitable ----> appropriate
sunny and warm ----> clouds and cool temperatures
supervisor ----> work
sure ----> certain
Sure thing. ----> It's okay.
surely know how to do ----> indeed do well
switch ----> change
take ----> deliver
take a break every once in a while // study so long // can hardly concentrate ----> stop studying for a while
take a close look ----> inspect sth. more carefully
take a look ----> find sth.
take a rain check ----> another time
take advantage of ----> take care of
take care of ----> repair
take care of pets ----> walk the dog
take careful notes // Her exams are based on her lectures. ----> pay attention to what is said in class |
