| 298. Reputation for | (a quality) My brother has a reputation for honesty. |
| 299. Remorse for | (wrong-doing) She felt remorse later on for neglecting her old parents. |
| 300. Respite from | (relief from) People have felt no respite from cold wave. |
| 301. Replace by | (a new object) Old furniture will be replaced by new one. |
| 302. Repent of | (an action) He repented of the misdeeds of his youth. |
| 303. Recourse to | (resort to, adopt as means) They took recourse to wrong means for success. |
| 304. Revenge oneself on (Verb) | (a person) He revenged himself on his enemy for the murder of his brother. |
| 305. Revenge for (Noun) (an injury) | She took revenge on him for his misdeeds. |
| 306. Reconcile oneself to | (a thing) You must reconcile yourself to the circumstances to and endure them. |
| 307. Reconcile with | (a person) He has not yet been reconciled with his wife. |
| 308. Reason with | (a person) I reasoned with him but could not bring him round. |
| 309. Reckon on/upon | (depend on) You can safely reckon upon the books for advice. |
| 310. Remonstrate with | (a person) The players remonstrated with the umpire against his L.B.W. decision. |
| 311. Remiss in | (duty) Those found remiss in duty will be punished. |
| 312. Sure of | (a thing) We are sure of victory in the game |
| 313. Sequel to | (as a result) Sequel to success in life he become extremely rich. |
| 314. Smile at | (mock at) All his friends smiled mockingly at his failure. |
| 315. Smile on | (favour) At last fate smiled on him and he was successful. |
| 316. Slow at | (doing something) On account her old age she is slow at cooking. |
| 317. Substitute for | (old thing) New furniture will be substituted for old one. |
| 318. Scare of | (afraid of) I got scared of the sound of bomb blast. |
| 319. Shoot at, strike at, catch at, Hit at | (unsuccessful attempt) The police shot at the thief who escaped in darkness. |
| 320. Shoot at, Strike at, Catch at, Hit at | (successful in attempt) The police shot the robber dead. |
| 321. Speak for | (favour) I shall speak for you to the Commander. |
| 322. Speak of | (praise) There is no scenic spot here to speak of |
| 323. Start on | (journey) He started on journey for Mumbai though he did not have enough money. |
| 324. Strive for | (try for) It is futile to strive for permanent joy in life. |
| 325. Strive with | (compete with) Don’t strive with the rich and the powerful. |
| 326. Side with (Verb) | (favour) He would never side with those who are unjust. |
| 327. Search for | (a thing) He is still searching for a good house. |
| 328. Search | (frisk) He was searching his pocket. |
| 329. Seek | (try to find) He sought shelter in the house of his friend when there were riots. |
| 330. Seek after | (in demand) He is much sought after actor these days. |
| 331. Seek for | (try to win) He always sought for his aim in his life. |
| 332. Seething with | (anger, discontent) The residents of the locality were seething with anger over the apathy of the police. |
| 333. Suffer | (loss) He suffered heavy loss in business. |
| 334. Suffer from | (disease) He is suffering from cancer and is not likely to survive long. |
| 335. Show off | (display) The modest persons do not show off their wealth. |
| 336. Sentence to | (punishment) Madho was sentenced to death by the judge. |
| 337. Spark off | (give rise to, trigger oft) Communal speech will spark off riots in the town. |