(~s)
A ~ is an unfortunate but not very serious event that happens to someone.
After a number of ~s she did manage to get back to Germany...
The plot passed off without ~.
N-VAR
(~s)
A ~ is an unfortunate but not very serious event that happens to someone.
After a number of ~s she did manage to get back to Germany...
The plot passed off without ~.
N-VAR
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012