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• stars in one's eyes
  глаза блестят от счастья

  Sally had stars in her eyes when Ronald proposed marriage.
• start from scratch
  начать с начала, начать на голом месте

  Jeremy started from scratch and now he is quite successful in his business.
• start in as (something)
  начать карьеру в качестве кого-либо

  Sam started in as a sailor and now he is captain of a big liner.
• start off on the wrong foot
  плохо начать (какую-либо деятельность или отношения с кем-либо)

  I can admit that I started off on the wrong foot with my in-laws.
• start out as (something)
  начать карьеру в качестве кого-либо

  He started out as an ordinary employee and in a few years became chief executive.
• start over/off with a clean slate
  начать всё сначала, начать с чистого листа

  "I advise you to ignore the past and start over with a clean slate."
• start the ball rolling
  начать что-либо делать

  I think it's time I started the ball rolling.
• start up (something)
  создать что-либо, начать делать что-либо

  Steven started up a printing business not long ago.
• stay away from (something)
  избегать чего-либо, воздерживаться от чего-либо

  My doctor strongly advised me to stay away from sugar and sweets.
• stay put
  не двигаться с места, оставаться в том же положении

  "Please, stay put don't walk all over the place."
• steal (someone's) thunder
  заимствовать чьи-либо идеи, открытия и предать их гласности ради собственной выгоды

  Adam complained that they wouldn't let his play run, and yet they had stolen his thunder.
• steal a base
  делать что-либо тайком, красться

  Jimmy Carter is one of the best baseball players; he can easily steal a base during the game.
• steal a march on (someone)
  сделать что-либо украдкой, опередить кого-либо

  Mary and I were both offered a job which was vacant; I decided to go the next day, but Mary stole a march on me.
• steal someone's heart
  заставить кого-либо влюбиться, влюбить в себя

  Miranda is very attractive and can easily steal a man's heart.
• steal the show/spotlight
  привлечь к себе всё внимание

  The pictures of a young talented artist stole the show at the exhibition.
• steamed up
  быть обозлённым, негодующим

  My father was steamed up because I had taken his car without his permission.
• steaming mad
  кипящий от злости

  I was steaming mad when my sister had broken my favorite vase.
• steer clear of (someone or something)
  избегать кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Eva has been steering clear of Wanda since she borrowed $.220 from her.
• step down from (a job/position)
  уйти в отставку

  My father had to step down from his present job because of poor health and old age.
• step into (someone's) shoes
  заменить кого-либо, занять чьё-либо место

  There were half a dozen candidates any of whom would be happy to step into Jenny's shoes.
• step into the breach
  заполнить пробел, незанятое место

  Dr. Summerfield stepped into the breach and helped the other doctors during the epidemic of flu.
• step on it
  ехать быстрее, поторопиться

  I was in a hurry, so I asked the taxi driver to step on it.
• step on the gas
  нажать на акселератор, увеличить скорость

  "Please, step on the gas. I am late for work as it is."
• step out of line
  нарушать дисциплину, порядок; шалить, плохо себя вести

  My aunt's children often step out of line, and it makes her very angry.
• step right up
  продвигаться вперёд по направлению к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The booking-clerk told me to step right up when I was waiting for my turn to pay for my ticket.
• step up
  получить повышение (по службе)

  Mr. Jackson stepped up to the position of editor-in-chief after the old editor had retired.
• step up (something)
  усиливать что-либо, ускорять

  Production in that particular industry could be greatly stepped up with more effective methods.
• step-by-step
  постепенно, шаг за шагом

  I learnt how to drive a car step-by-step.
• step/tread on (someone's) toes
  задеть чьи-либо чувства, "наступить на чью-либо любимую мозоль"

  Stephan managed to step on his friends' toes and that turned his friends into his enemies.
• stew in one's own juice
  страдать из-за своих проступков

  "You'll be stewing in your own juice if you get into trouble again."
• stick (someone) with (something)
  оставить кому-либо исполнять неприятное задание

  My older sister tried to stick me with cleaning all the windows in the house.
• stick (something) out
  терпеливо переносить что-либо

  Though Martha didn't like her job she decided to stick it out until she found something better.
• stick (something) up
  приклеить, прикрепить что-либо

  Linda stuck a stamp up on the envelope.
• stick around
  находиться поблизости

  My mother asked me to stick around in case she needed my help.
• stick by/with (someone or something)
  поддерживать кого-либо \ что-либо

  "I'll always stick by you no matter how many problems you may have."