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- setback Word A setback is a problem or delay that makes progress harder.
- simile Word B1 A simile is a comparison that says one thing is like or as another.
- skint Idiom B2 Skint means having no money or almost no money.
- slap-up meal Idiom B2 A slap-up meal is a large, excellent meal that is well prepared and satisfying.
- smitten Word Smitten means suddenly and strongly in love or deeply impressed by someone or something.
- socialism Word B2 Socialism is a political and economic system that supports public or collective ownership and aims to reduce inequality.
- sorted Idiom B2 If something is sorted, it is organized or arranged in the right order or is dealt with and resolved.
- spend a penny Idiom B2 To spend a penny means to go to the toilet to urinate.
- splash out Idiom B2 To spend a lot of money on something, often as a special treat.
- stationary Word B2 Not moving or changing position.
- stationery Word B2 Stationery is paper and writing materials used for letters, notes, and office work.
- stimulus Word A stimulus is something that causes a reaction or response.
- storm in a teacup Idiom B2 A “storm in a teacup” is a situation where people get very upset about something that is actually not important.
- stutterer Word A stutterer is a person who speaks with a stutter, repeating or prolonging sounds.
- stutters Word Stutters means speaks with repeated sounds or pauses that interrupt the normal flow of speech.
- subset Word A subset is a smaller group of things that is part of a larger set.
- sweet Fanny Adams Idiom C1 “Sweet Fanny Adams” is a British idiom meaning nothing at all.
- synthesis Word C1 Synthesis is the process of combining separate parts or ideas to create a whole.
- take the biscuit Idiom B2 “Take the biscuit” means to be the most surprising, annoying, or extreme example of something, usually in a negative wa…
- take the mickey Idiom B2 To take the mickey means to mock someone or tease them in an unkind or cheeky way.