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  • state agency - a government department or body หน่วยงานของรัฐ
  • state media - television channels, radio stations or newspapers run by the government สื่อของรัฐบาล
  • state witness - a witness for the government side, i.e., the prosecution, in a court case
  • stated - said firmly and clearly in public
  • statement - something that you say or write that gives information or an opinion แถลงการณ์, คำแถลง
  • statue - a human or animal image that is made of stone, wood, metal, etc. รูปปั้น
  • statues - human or animal images that are made of stone, wood, metal, etc.รูปปั้น
  • status - official or legal position สถานภาพ
  • staunch - always loyal in supporting a person, organization or set of beliefs or opinions จงรักภักดี, แข็งแรง
  • steady - firmly fixed, supported or balanced; not shaking or likely to fall down มั่นคง
  • stealthily - done quietly or secretly ผลุบโผล่, ลอบ
  • steep slope - the side of a hill or mountain that rises quickly and is hard to climb ทางลาดชัน
  • stem - to stop something from increasing or spreading หยุดยั้ง,ยับยั้ง,สกัด
  • stem from - to be caused by เกิดจาก
  • stemming from - coming from, being caused by
  • step up - to increase; to cause to happen at a faster rate เร่ง
  • stepbrother - the son from an earlier marriage of your stepmother (แม่เลี้ยง) or stepfather (พ่อเลี้ยง) ลูกเลี้ยงที่เป็นผู้ชาย
  • stimulate - to make something develop or become more active; to encourage something กระตุ้น, ส่งเสริม
  • sting (operation) - an action by police to catch criminals by tricking them, e.g. by pretending to buy illegal drugs
  • stir - a lot of interest or excitement ความตื่นเต้น
  • stir up - to make someone feel upset or angry ก่อให้เกิดความขุ่นใจ
  • stir-fry - to cook thin strips of vegetables or meat quickly by stirring them in very hot oil ผัด
  • stockpile - to collect large amounts of things that may be needed เก็บสะสมไว้ใน
  • storage capacity - the amount of something that can be kept in a place, building, container, etc. ความจุ
  • storm - to use force to enter a place and take control of it บุกกระหน่ำ
  • straightforward - clear and honest ตรงไปตรงมา
  • stranded - left somewhere with no way of going anywhere else ปล่อยเกาะ ถูกทิ้งไว้
  • stranger - a person that you do not know คนแปลกหน้า
  • strategy - a plan to achieve a goal over a longer period of time (longer than a "tactic"), a plan or method for achieving something, especially over a long period of time ยุทธวิธี, แผนการ
  • stray - to behave in a way that is not correct or proper หลงทาง

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