| sadness |
a twinge of |
| saliva |
a dribble of |
| salt |
a grain / pinch of |
| sand |
a grain of |
| sauce |
a dash / drop of |
| seal |
a colony of |
| scorn |
a shout of |
| similarity |
a degree of |
| skepticism / skepticism |
a pinch of |
| skill |
a degree of / a level of / a range of / a set of / a repertoire of |
| sleep |
a snatch of / a wink of |
| smoke |
a cloud of / a puff of / a wisp of / a column of / |
| snow |
a flake of / (some) flakes of |
| soap |
a bar of / a cake of / a bottle of / a box of |
| soda |
a dash of / a glass of / a can of / a bottle of |
| soup |
a bowl of / a cup of / a mug of / a packet of / a tin of / a can of |
| spaghetti |
a strand of |
| speed |
a burst of |
| stamp |
a book of / a set of / a sheet of / a collection of |
| steam |
a cloud / a jet of |
| steel |
a strip of / a bar of / a ton of / a shipment of / a load of / a pile of / |
| stone |
a slab of / a block of / a statue of / a wisp of / |
| stubbornness |
a streak of |
| sugar |
a cube / a lump of / a pinch of / a spoonful of / a bag of / a packet of |
| sunlight |
a shaft of |