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• shaken up
  быть потрясённым или расстроенным

  I was deeply shaken up by my friend's death.
• skeleton in one's closet
  семейная тайна, о которой не принято говорить; "скелет в шкафу"

  Marion had a skeleton in her closet; her Granddad had been a psychopath and naturally she wanted that to remain secret.
• scrape (something) together
  наскрести или накопить (по мелочам)

  Jimmy managed to scrape up together a few dollars by searching all the pockets.
• 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.
• screw up one's courage
  набраться храбрости, отважиться

  Ann could hardly screw up her courage to ask her boss for a day off work.
• 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.
• 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.
• security blanket
  любой знакомый предмет, создающий чувство уверенности

  Sally used her piano as a security blanket; she played it when she was distressed or annoyed.
• spoken for
  разобраны, зарезервированы

  During a holiday season most of the railway tickets are spoken for.
• shed/throw some light on (something)
  проливать свет на что-либо

  As his statement was read a very clear light was thrown upon the situation.
• split the difference
  идти на компромисс, соглашаться, делить поровну

  My friend and I decided to rent a room and split the difference.
• stay put
  не двигаться с места, оставаться в том же положении

  "Please, stay put don't walk all over the place."
• settle up with (someone)
  отдать долг кому-либо, выплатить

  Sally paid for the train tickets and I settled up with her afterwards.
• sever ties with (someone)
  разрывать связи с кем-либо

  Sam Willows severed ties with his family long ago.
• screw around
  слоняться без дела

  Kelly screwed around all morning, waiting for the postman to come.
• slow up
  замедлить

  The sales manager decided to slow up the activity of his department because of some problems.
• so long
  пока (прощание)

  "So long, I hope to see you again soon."
• sore loser
  (человек) не умеющий достойно проигрывать

  Eva is not a sore loser, and she is never upset when she does not win a game of cricket.
• send up a trial balloon
  пустить пробный шар

  Gregory decided to send up a trial balloon to see how his boss would react to his business proposal.
• spring (something) on (someone)
  удивить кого-либо чем-либо, преподнести неожиданность

  My sister is going to immigrate to Iran; I wish she hadn't sprung her crazy plans on me.
• show (someone) up
  изобличать, показывать кого-либо в истинном свете

  Noel didn't pay taxes and the tax inspector showed him up.
• sooner or later
  рано или поздно

  "Sooner or later you will want to get rid of the old furniture."
• susceptible to (something)
  восприимчивый, чувствительный

  Martha's younger son is very susceptible to colds.
• spin one's wheels
  крутиться, кружиться (но мало что сделать)

  Cora was spinning her wheels all day but didn't get much done.
• shut the door on (something)
  препятствовать чему-либо, не допускать

  The setback in the business has shut the door on any future progress of the company.
• subject to (something)
  зависеть от чего-либо

  The arrangement of a picnic was subject to weather conditions.
• sink in
  понимать, вникать

  I told Jack to keep moving, but my words evidently didn't sink in.
• stuck with (someone or something)
  обременённый кем-либо \ чем-либо

  When my younger sister was ill, I was always stuck with taking care of her.
• sort of (something)
  вроде того

  "Have you finished papering the walls in the bedroom?" "Sort of, but some work is still left to be done."
• send (something) C.O.D. (care of delivery)
  отправить что-либо наложенным платежом

  I ordered a few disks and the company sent them C.O.D.
• search high and low for (someone or something)
  (тщательно) искать кого-либо \ что-либо

  Yesterday morning Willy was searching high and low for his car keys.
• shut out (a team)
  не допустить гола (в игре)

  The Canadian national hockey team shut out the best American team last Sunday.
• stretch the truth
  преувеличивать

  I stretched the truth a little bit when I told my Mom what a nice guy my boy friend was.
• stick in (someone's) throat/craw
  неприятная, раздражающая ситуация; "застрять, как кость в горле"

  I failed my English exam last semester, and the failure sticks in my throat.
• shoot up (someone or something)
  устроить стрельбу по кому-либо \ чему-либо

  When the traffic police stopped a drunken driver, he began to shoot up everybody.