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.