• to reserve a seat (v) • Fill it right to the top.

rough (adj)
resort (n) (completely) (adv) • a rough road
respect (n & v) • the right to vote (n) • a rough idea
responsible (adj) right-hand (adj) • rough work
rest (n & v) ring (n & v) round (adj, adv & prep)
• a rest from work (n) • stand in a ring (n) • a round object (adj)
• the rest of them (n) • a wedding ring (n) • the wrong way round (adv)
• The doctor told her to rest. • Give me a ring tomorrow. • to sit round a table (prep)
(v) (phone) (n) roundabout (n)
restaurant (n) • Suddenly the bell rang. (v) route (n)
result (n) ring back (phr v) routine (n)
retire (v) ring up (phr v) row (n)
return (n & v) • to telephone somebody • a row of seats
• to return home (v) rise (v) rubber (n)
• a return (ticket) (n) • The sun rises in the east. • a rubber (eraser)
review (n) • Prices are rising. rubbish (n)
revise (v) river (n) rude (adj)
revision (n) road (n) rug (n)
reward (n) roast (adj & v) rugby (n)
rice (n) rob (v) ruin (n)
rich (adj) rock (n) rule (n & v)
ride (n & v) • rock (music) (n) • the rules of grammar (n)
rider (n) • a hard piece of rock (n) • to rule a country (v)
right (adj, adv & n) role (n) ruler (n)
• the right time (correct) (adj) roll (n) • draw a line using a ruler
• the right person for the job • a roll of film (n) run (v)
(suitable) (adj) • a bread roll (n) • to run in a race
• my right foot (adj) romance (n) • to run a business
• Everything will be all right. romantic (adj) runner (n)
(adj) roof (n) running (n)
• Go right there. (directly) room (n) run out (phr v)
(adv) • the sitting room • He ran out of time and didn't
• There's lots of room in here. finish.
rose (n)

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sad(adj) scarf (n) see (v)
safe (adj) scary (adj) • to see something (with the
• to be safe from harm scene (n) eyes)
safely (adv) scenery (n) • to see the joke (understand)
sail (n & v) school (n) • to see someone about a
sailing (n) schoolchild (n) problem (consult)
salad (n) science (n) seem (v)
salary (n) science fiction (n) select (v)
sale (n) scientific (adj) selfish (adj)
salesman/saleswoman (n) scientist (n) self-service (adj)
salmon (n) scissors (n pi) sell(v)
salt (n) scooter (n) send (v)
same (adj, pron & adv) score (n & v) sense (n)
• at the same time (adj) • The score was 3-0. (n) sensible (adj)
• Your watch is the same as • to score a goal (v) sentence (n)
mine.(pron) scream (n & v) • words in a sentence
• You should treat everyone screen (n) separate (adj)
the same.(adv) sculpture (n) series (n)
sand (n) sea (n) • a TV series
sandal (n) search (n & v) serious (adj)
sandwich (n) seaside (n) • a serious person
satisfactory (adj) season (n) • a serious illness
satisfied (adj) seat(n) seriously (adv)
sauce (n) seat belt (n) serve (v)
saucepan (n) second (adv, det & n) • to serve in a shop
saucer (n) • She came second and won server (n)
sausage (n) silver.(adv) • a file server
save (v) • This is the second time service (n)
• to save someone you've been late. (det) • a bus service
• to save money • sixty seconds in a minute (n) • customer service
• to save time secondary (adj) session (n)
say (v) • secondary school • in a school, gym
• to say something to second-hand (adj & adv) set (n & v)
someone secret (adj & n) set off (phr v)
• I really can't say. (give an secretary (n) • She set off early for work.
opinion) section (n)
scared (adj) security (n)

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