Home Counties 
The English counties surrounding London, into which London has extended. They comprise chiefly Essex, Kent, Surrey, and Hertfordshire.
- soft crab
- soft drink
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- softener
- softening of the brain
- soften (or cushion) the blow
- soft focus
- soft fruit
- soft furnishings
- soft goods
- soft-headed
- soft-headedness
- soft-hearted
- soft-heartedness
- soft-hued
- soft hyphen
- softie
- soft iron
- softish
- soft key
- soft-land
- soft landing
- soft launch
- soft line
- soft loan