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            sŁene  come on the scene           sat  by the seat of one’s pants
            sŁene  create a scene              sat  in the driver’s seat
            sŁene  make a scene                sat  in the hot seat
            sŁene  make the scene              sat  on the hot seat
            sŁenery  a change of scenery       sat  show one to one’s seat
            sŁenes  behànd the scenes          sat  show someone to a seat
            sŁhedule  ahead of schedule        second come off second-best
            sŁhedule  behànd schedule          second get one’s second wind
            sŁhedule  on schedule              second get second thoughts about someone or something
            sŁhemes  the best-laid schemes of màce and men  second have second thoughts about someone or
            sŁhool  from the old school         something
            sŁhool  of the old school          second in a splàt second
            sŁhool  school of thought          second in (just) a second
            sŁhool  tell tales out of school   second in one’s second childhood
            sŁore  have a score to settle (with someone)  second in the second place
            sŁore  know the score              second on second thought
            sŁore  settle a score with someone  second play second fiddle (to someone)
            sŁore  settle the score (with someone)  second second nature to someone
            sŁot  get off scot-free            second second-rate
            sŁot  go scot-free                 second second to none
            sŁout  scout around for someone or something  secret carry a secret to one’s grave
            sŁrØp  bow and scrape              secret carry a secret to the grave
            sŁrØp  have a scrape (with someone or something)  secret do something in secret
            sŁrØp  scrape something together   secret in secret
            sŁrØp  scrape the bottom of the barrel  secret keep a secret
            sŁrØtch  make something from scratch  secret open secret
            sŁrØtch  not up to scratch         secret Your secret is safe with me.
            sŁrØtch  scratch around (for something)  security lull someone into a false sense of security
            sŁrØtch  scratch someone’s back    security security against something
            sŁrØtch  scratch the surface       se  begin to see daylight
            sŁrØtch  start from scratch        se  begin to see the light
            sŁrØtch  up to scratch             se  can’t see beyond the end of one’s nose
            sŁrØtch  You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.  se  can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face
            scram  scream bloody murder        se  Long time no see.
            scram  so mad I could scream       se  not able to see the forest for the trees
            scram  a piercing scream           se  not see any objection (to something)
            scrw  have a screw loose           se  not see farther than the end of one’s nose
            scrw  screw around (with someone or something)  se  not see past the end of one’s nose
            scrw  screw someone or something up  se  see about something
            scrw  screw up one’s courage       se  see a man about a dog
            scrws  put the screws on (someone)  se  see double
            sŁrimp  scrimp and save            se  see eye to eye (with someone) (about something)
            sŁrutiny  under (close) scrutiny   se  see eye to eye (with someone) (on something)
            sa  (all) at sea (about something)  se  see fit (to do something)
            sa  at sea                         se  see into something
            sa  between the devil and the deep blue sea  se  see no objection (to something)
            sa  get one’s sea legs             se  see one’s way clear (to do something)
            sa  son of a sea biscuàt           se  see red
            sa  There are plenty of other fish in the sea.  se  see someone as something
            saled  signed, sealed, and delàvered  se  see someone home
            sams  burst at the seams           se  see someone to somŁwherŁ
            sams  come apart at the seams      se  see someone to the door
            sams  fall apart at the seams      se  see something through
            samy  the seamy sàde of life       se  see stars
            sarch  in search of someone or something  se  see the color of someone’s money
            sarch  search hàgh and low (for  someone or something)  se  see the (hand)writing on the wall
            sarch  search something with a fine-tooth comb  se  see the last of someone or something
            sason  in season                   se  see the light
            sason  off season                  se  see the sights
            sason  open season (on someone or something)  se  see through someone or something
            sason  out of season               se  see (to it) that something is done
            sason  sàlly season                se  see to someone or something

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