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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **SMALL (adj)** | Less than average in IF THE TEMPERATURE (SMALLER, dimension, quantity, INCREASES SMALLEST) quality, or capacity SUDDENLY, ADD A SMALL QUANTITY OF REAGENT TO GET A STABLE REACTION. |
| **smear (v) — UNNAPROVED** | APPLY (v) APPLY GREASE TO Smear grease on the THE TAPER SLEEVE. taper sleeve. |
| **SMELL (v)** | , To sense with the nose IF YOU SMELL OIL IN SMELLS, THE COMPARTMENT, SMELLED, REPLACE THE SMELLED RECIRCULATION FILTERS. |
| **SMOKE (n)** | A gas that has particles WHEN THE of burned material and CONCENTRATION OF that you can see SMOKE IS MORE THAN THE LIMIT, AN ALARM OPERATES. |
| **SMOKE (v)** | , To breathe the fumes of DO NOT SMOKE IN SMOKES, burning material and THE WORK AREA. SMOKED, especially tobacco SMOKED |
| **SMOOTH (adj)** | 1. That has a MAKE SURE THAT THE (SMOOTHER, continuous uniform PAINTED SURFACE IS SMOOTHEST) surface SMOOTH. 2. That has a constant EXAMINE THE rate of movement LINKAGE FOR SMOOTH MOVEMENT. |
| **smooth (v) — UNNAPROVED** | SMOOTH (adj) MAKE THE TAPE Smooth the tape out. SMOOTH. |
| **SMOOTHLY (adv)** | In a smooth manner MAKE SURE THAT THE REDUCTION GEAR MOVES SMOOTHLY. |
| **snag (v) — UNNAPROVED** | CATCH (v) THE CLOTH WILL The cloth will snag on CATCH ON BROKEN broken wires. WIRES. |
| **snap (n) — UNNAPROVED** | CLICK (n) WHEN YOU ATTACH Ensure that there is a THE SPRING CLIP, snap when you fit the MAKE SURE THAT spring clip. YOU HEAR A CLICK. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| snap (v) | MOVE QUICKLY | THE RETAINING CLIP | The retaining clip must snap into its position. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | MUST MOVE QUICKLY |  |
|  |  | INTO ITS POSITION. |  |
|  | BREAK (v) | IF YOU BEND THIS | If you bend this part too much, it will snap. |
|  |  | PART TOO MUCH, IT |  |
|  |  | WILL BREAK. |  |

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **so (that) — UNNAPROVED** | (conj) UNTIL (prep) ADJUST THE LENGTH Adjust the length of rod OF THE ROD UNTIL so that a minimum gap YOU GET A MINIMUM of 0.1 in. is obtained. CLEARANCE OF 0.1 in. |
| **PREVENT (v)** | LOCK THE WHEEL TO Lock the wheel so that it PREVENT MOVEMENT. does not move. |
| **SOAK (v)** | , 1. To put something SOAK THE FILTER IN SOAKS, into a liquid and THE CLEANING SOAKED, keep it there until it SOLUTION FOR SOAKED is fully wet or soft 4 HOURS. 2. To stay in liquid until THE COMPONENT fully wet or soft. MUST SOAK IN THE SOLUTION FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 HOURS. |
| **soapy (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | SOAP (TN) CLEAN THE SURFACE Clean the surface using WITH A SOLUTION OF soapy water. SOAP AND WATER. |
| **SOFT (adj)** | Flexible, not hard RUB THE SURFACE (SOFTER, WITH A SOFT, DRY SOFTEST) CLOTH. |
| **soften (v) — UNNAPROVED** | MAKE…SOFT PUT THE MATERIAL Put the material into the INTO THE SOLVENT solvent to soften the TO MAKE THE compound. COMPOUND SOFT. |
| **soiled (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | DIRTY (adj) DISCARD THE DIRTY Scrap the soiled rags. RAGS. |
| **SOLID (adj)** | That has the properties THE RAILS ARE MADE of a solid FROM SOLID BARS. |
| **SOLID (n)** | Material that is not a gas APPLY HEAT SLOWLY or a liquid TO THE SOLID TO MONITOR ITS MELTING POINT. |
| **solidify (v) — UNNAPROVED** | SOLID (adj) DO NOT LET THE Do not allow the foam to FOAM BECOME SOLID. solidify. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **SOLUTION (n)** | 1. A liquid that PREPARE THE includes a dissolved SOLUTION IN A material CONTAINER MADE OF CERAMIC MATERIAL. 2. The answer to a THE TEAM'S WORK problem WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM. |
| **solve (v) — UNNAPROVED** | SOLUTION (n) IF THE REMOVAL OF If the removal of the THE VALVE WAS NOT valve did not solve the THE SOLUTION TO problem, replace the THE PROBLEM, unit. REPLACE THE UNIT. |
| **SOME (adj)** | Related to a quantity not SOME MODELS DO specified NOT HAVE THIS FUNCTION. |
| **SOME (pron)** | Related to a quantity not SOME MODELS HAVE specified THIS FUNCTION, BUT SOME DO NOT. SOMETHING A thing that is not IF SOMETHING (pron) determined or specified UNUSUAL OCCURS, DO THE NECESSARY CHECKS TO FIND THE CAUSE. |
| **soon (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | TIME (n) WHEN YOU STOP THE When you stop the POWER SUPPLY, THE power supply, the TEMPERATURE WILL temperature will DECREASE IN A decrease soon. SHORT TIME. If it is possible, WHEN YOU STOP THE When you stop the give the time. POWER SUPPLY, THE power supply, the TEMPERATURE WILL temperature will DECREASE IN decrease soon. APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. |
| **SOUND (n)** | Something that you can INCREASE THE hear VOLUME OF THE SOUND. |
| **sound (v) — UNNAPROVED** | OPERATE (v) THE ALARM BELL The alarm bell sounds. OPERATES. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **SOURCE (n)** | 1. Something that THE SOLAR PANEL IS supplies energy or A SATISFACTORY data SOURCE OF ENERGY. 2. The point where FIND THE SOURCE OF something starts THE LEAKAGE. |
| **SPACE (n)** | A distance, area, or PUT THE SEALANT volume INTO THE SPACE BEHIND THE FLANGE OF THE WATER INJECTOR. |
| **space (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DISTANCE (n) MAKE SURE THAT Make sure you space THERE IS AN EQUAL the holes equally. DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HOLES. |
| **spacing (n) — UNNAPROVED** | DISTANCE (n) REFER TO FIG. 401 The rivet spacing is FOR THE DISTANCE given in Fig. 401. BETWEEN RIVETS. |
| **spanwise (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | SPAN (TN) MAKE SURE THAT Check for signs of THERE ARE NO SIGNS spanwise movement. OF MOVEMENT ALONG THE SPAN. |
| **sparingly (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | QUANTITY (n) APPLY A SMALL Apply grease sparingly. QUANTITY OF GREASE. |
| **SPARK (n)** | A hot, bright particle of a DO NOT USE TEST material that burns EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE SPARKS. |
| **spark (v) — UNNAPROVED** | SPARK (n) WHEN YOU USE Wear goggles when ELECTRICAL using electrical EQUIPMENT THAT equipment that sparks. MAKES SPARKS, USE GOGGLES. |
| **SPEAK (v)** | , To use a voice to make SPEAK INTO THE SPEAKS, words MICROPHONE. SPOKE, SPOKEN |
| **SPECIAL (adj)** | For a specified function TIGHTEN THE SPECIAL NUT. |
