subject to something1. likely to experience or suffer from something
2. If an action or event is subject to something, it needs something to happen before it can take place.
subjective/səbʤéktiv/adj. influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts
sublet/sʌblét/v. to rent all or part of a rented apartment, house, or other building to someone else
submission/səbmíʃən/n1. the act of accepting the power or authority of someone else
n2. the act of offering something for a decision to be made by others, or the thing that is offered
submit/səbmít/v1. to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others
v2. to give power or authority over a person or group to someone, or to accept something unwillingly
subordinate/səbɔ':rd(ə)nət/adj. less important or lower in rank
n. someone who has a less important position than someone else in an organization
subscribe/səbskráib/v. to pay money to an organization so that you regularly receive a service or product, such as a magazine or newspaper
subscriber/səbskráibər/n. someone who subscribes to a product, service, or organization
subscription/səbskrípʃən/n. an amount of money that you pay regularly to receive a product or service or to be a member of an organization
subsequent/sʌ'bsikwənt/adj. happening after something else
subsequently/sʌ'bsikwəntli/adv. after an event in the past
subside/səbsáid/v1. If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme.
v2. If a building, land, or water subsides, it goes down to a lower level.
subsidiary/səbsídièri/adj. used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected
n. a company that is controlled by another
subsidize/sʌ'bsədàiz/v. to pay part of the cost of something
subsidy/sʌ'bsədi/n. money given as part of the cost of something to help or encourage it to happen
substance/sʌ'bst(ə)ns/n. a solid, liquid, or gas
substantial/səbstæ'nʃəl/adj. large in amount
substantially/səbstæ'n(t)ʃ(ə)li/adv. by a large amount
substantiate/səbstæ'nʃièit/v. to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts
substitute/sʌ'bstət(j)ù:t/n. someone or something that is used instead of another person or thing
v. to use someone or something instead of another person or thing
substitution/sʌ`bstət(j)ú:ʃən/n. the act of substituting someone or something
subtle/sʌ'tl/adj. not obvious or easy to notice
subtract/səbtræ'kt/v. to take one number away from another number
subtraction/səbtræ'kʃən/n. the process of taking one number away from another number
suburb/sʌ'bə:rb/n. an area where people live outside the centre of a city