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  • soap opera - a story about the lives and problems of a group of people which is broadcast every day or several times a week on television or radio เรื่องน้ำเน่า
  • sober - not drunk (= not affected by alcohol) ไม่เมา (ยาหรือเหล้า)
  • social security number - a number given to working people in US who are in the government’s old-age income plan
  • soil - the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow, land owned by a country พื้นดิน, ดิน
  • solitary confinement - a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone, separate from other prisoners
  • solution - a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation วิธีแก้ปัญหา
  • song and dance - complaining or talking about something a lot
  • soothsayer - a person who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future ผู้คาดการณ์อนาคต, ผู้ทำนาย
  • sought (past tense of seek) - asked for something, or to tried to get something พยายามได้มา
  • soul - the spiritual part of a person or thing วิญญาณ
  • source - someone who gives information แหล่งข่าว, the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something, someone who gives information แหล่งข่าว, แหล่งกำเนิด
  • sovereignty - the right to rule a country or area อำนาจอธิปไตย อำนาจเด็จขาดเหนือพื้นที่
  • soy bean - a type of bean, originally from SE Asia, that is used instead of meat or animal protein in some types of food ถั่วเหลือง
  • spare - to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant, to save or set aside, to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant ปล่อยไว้, ละเว้น, สงวนไว้, ยกโทษให้,อภัยโทษ
  • spare time - free time, i.e., time when you can do what you want to do เวลาว่าง
  • spark - to make something happen, especially something bad ก่อให้เกิด
  • sparse - only present in small amounts or numbers and often spread over a large area บางตา, มีน้อย
  • spatter - to cover somebody/something with drops of liquid, dirt, etc สาด,กระเด็น,โปรย,พรม,ทำให้เปื้อน
  • specialist - a doctor who has specialised in a particular area of medicine, a person who is an expert in a particular area of work or study ผู้ชำนาญเฉพาะทาง แพทย์เฉพาะทาง
  • specifically - in a detailed and exact way เฉพาะ, เฉพาะเจาะจง
  • spectacular - very exciting to look at; extremely impressive น่าตื่นเต้น ที่ตระการตา
  • spectator - a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part ผู้เข้าชม
  • speculation - ideas or discussion about why something has happened or what might happen คาดการณ์ ประเมิณสถานการณ์
  • speed (past: sped) - to move very quickly ไปด้วยความรวดเร็ว
  • speed off (past: sped off) - to move away from something very quickly ไปด้วยความรวดเร็ว
  • spike - a sudden increase การพุ่งพรวดขึ้น
  • spillway - a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flows from a dam or dyke into a downstream area ทางน้ำล้น
  • spinal cavity - the space through which the spinal cord passes into the vertebrae (the small bones that are connected together to form the spine) ช่องกระดูกสันหลัง
  • spiral - to move in continuous circles, going upwards or downwards หมุนเป็นขด
  • splash across - to put a photograph, news story, etc. in a place where it will be easily noticed แสดงโอ้อวด

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