steer
She steered me towards a table in the corner.
sticky
The floor's very sticky near the cooker.
stimulation
These youngsters need some stimulation
to make them work diligently.
strip
They stripped off and plunged into the water.
stroke
The stroke,
three years into his retirement from British Rail,
left Abbinnett partially paralyzed on the left side of his face.
subsequent
The first and all subsequent visits were kept secret.
subtle
This stone lion is very subtle.
Who carved it?
subtract
6 subtract from 9 is 3.
succession
Reports of victory came in quick succession.
suck
The reactionary Kuomintang government
sucked the life-blood of the broad masses of the people
by exacting grain levies,
taxes and forced labour.
surgeon
He was the surgeon who operated on my leg.
surplus
We have a trade surplus of ￥400 million.
sustainable
What is sustainable economic development?
sweep
Educationalists argue
that the regional differences should be taken into account
and that the sweeping approach be avoided.
tackle
The police spent a long time tackling the hacker
who ruined the network.
tasty
These pancakes made by my mother are really tasty.
theme
Boys are the eternal theme of girls' chats.
thoughtful
What deserves being thoughtful
and sad when you are just a child?
thread
I lost my thread of writing when the cat jumped onto my desk.
tolerance
Turn the volume down, please.
My tolerance to noise is limited.
toss
The gunman tossed his hat into the air and fired it exactly.
trademark
Trademarks are protected by the law if registered.
tradition
By tradition,
people play practical jokes on 1st April.
transmission
This is the transmission of disease by mosquitoes.
transmit
The World Cup final is being transmitted live to over fifty countries.
transplant
Not every transplant operation can be successful,
because the transplant may be rejected by the surrounding tissues.
treaty
Do you know anything about the Treaty of Rome?
underline
All the technical terms have been underlined in red.
upright
I've got a upright piano as a birthday gift.
upset
Our arrangements for the weekend were upset by her visit.
valid
The marriage was held to be valid.
view
In view of the circumstances,
I propose that we drop the charges.
viewer
The viewers chose this talk show as their favorite.
vivid
The incident left a vivid impression on me.
wildlife
There was some marvelous wildlife photography in the documentary.
wire
Don't touch those wires whatever you do.
workplace
We visited him at his workplace among the young trees
and asked him about his work.
wreck
Richard was a nervous wreck before his talk show appearance.
