Solid Gold 2 - Outlook on the US

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• ignite tända
• disorderly conduct störande beteende
• conviction fällande dom
• dingy sjabbig, mörk
• erectly rakryggat
• sensible förnuftig
• obituary minnesruna
• fortitude mod, styrka
• bold djärv
• glowering blängande
• humility ödmjukhet
• small in stature liten till växten
• presence närvaro
• trudge traska, släpa sig fram
• carpool samåka
• mere blott, bara
• stately ståtlig
• galvanize sporra
• implicit underförstådd
• courageous modig
• paradox motsägelse
• assumption antagande
• give credit to sätta tro till
• hold a rally hålla ett massmöte
• oppression förtryck
• piercing stickande
• pew kyrkbänk
• amidst mitt bland
• trample trampa
• Jim Crow symbol för rassegregation i USA i samband med lagstiftning
• apply to gälla
• liberty frihet
• make me ride tvinga mig åka
• sorrow bedrövelse, sorg
• color bar rasdiskriminering
• simply helt enkelt
• bone He's got a _ to pick with you!
• off his head ‘Joseph must be /_/! Fancy turning down a free trip around the world!'
• wool I'm too smart for you. You can't pull the /_/ over my eyes.
• nose on your face Of course they're in love. It's as plain as the /_/.
• close We almost had an accident today. It was a /_/ shave.
• make ends meet University students don't have a lot of money, so they often find it hard to /_/.
• a soft spot I've always had /_/ for Irish accents. It's probably because my grandfather came from Ireland.
• old rope ‘I got paid £150 for helping out at the pub last weekend. All I had to do was collect the glasses. Honestly, Barry, It was money for /_/.'
• dead horse You're flogging a /_/ trying to persuade James to come with us.
• heart I had my /_/ in my mouth watching the man crossing the Niagara Falls on a tightrope
• put my foot down My 15-year-old daughter wanted to go on holiday with her friends, but I soon /_/ and made her come on holiday with us instead.
• means My brother has always been careful with money and has never lived beyond his /_/.
• leg It can't possible be true! No way! You're just pulling my /_/!'
• hair ‘Hurry up or we'll miss the last bus home!' ‘All right! All right! Keep your /_/ on! I'm coming!'
• a mountain Honestly, darling, I don't know what all the fuss is about. If you ask me, they're making /_/ out of a molehill!'
• cake The English test was really easy. It was a piece of /_/.
• swing a cat I wouldn't like to live in John's flat. There's no room to /_/!
• to the dogs Harry's really gone /_/ since he lost his job and his wife left him.
• cat ‘It's supposed to be a secret, so make sure you don't let the /_/ out of the bag.'
• a song The owner was going abroad and wanted a quick sale, so I got his car for /_/. I only paid £1, 500 for it.
• socks ‘Unless you pull your /_/ up Harry, you're going to fail your exams next summer, ' the teacher told him.
• blew his top The headmaster /_/ when he found three pupils hiding in the toilets when they should have been doing a French test.
• hot cakes His new book is selling like /_/. At this rate we'll have sold out of them by the end of the week.
• rage Do you like my chicken-bone earrings? They're all the /_/ in London at the moment.
• stick ‘That's not what I meant at all! As usual, Paula, you've got hold of the wrong end of the /_/!'
• cold shoulder I said hello to Carol, but for some reason she gave me the /_/.
• a bee Paul never wears a hat. He's got /_/ in his bonnet about hats causing baldness.
• the sack My father lost his job last week. There were fifteen people altogether who got /_/.
• a chip For some reason he has /_/ on his shoulder about not having gone to university.
• on hot bricks ‘What's the matter with you, Pam? You're like a cat /_/.' 'Yes, I know. I'm waiting for test results.'
• foot ‘Trust you to put your /_/ in it. How could you serve steak and chips when you knew she was a vegetarian?'
• nose If you want a flat in the centre of Stockholm, then you have to pay through the /_/ for it.
• thin He's going bald. He's a bit /_/ on top.
• flash in the pan I don't think their success will last. They're just a /_/.
• up the garden path He deceived us. He led us /_/.
• back of her hand Brenda was born and brought up in Liverpool and knows it like the /_/.
• hit the roof My father /_/ when I told him that I'd lost the car keys. I don't think I've ever seen him so angry before.
• tea in China I would never leave Britain – not for all the /_/.
• fingers ‘I'm trying my driving test tomorrow, so keep your /_/ crossed for me.'
• handle ‘Don't tease her. She'll only fly off the /_/.'
• weather She was feeling a bit under the /_/, so her mother kept her home from school.
• teacup I know the press are making a big fuss now, but it's probably just a storm in a /_/.
• a bear with a sore head He's in a very bad mood today. He's like /_/.
• catch It always seems to be very difficult to /_/ the waiter's eye when you're in a hurry and want to pay the bill.
• feather When I heard that Margaret had married Gary Day you could have knocked me down with a /_/!
• strings My uncle had to really pull /_/ to get me a summer job at the local hospital.
• teeth He caught the last bus home by the skin of his /_/. Another minute, and he'd have missed it.
• blowing my own trumpet ‘I hope you don't think I'm _/_/ when I say that I'm a very good voice and really ought to be in the school choir.'
• the top of my head I never prepare speeches. I prefer speaking off /_/.
• pigs might fly ‘I'm going to be a famous film director one day.' 'Yes, and _____!'
• collar My father got a bit hot under the /_/ trying to explain the facts of life to me and my brother.
• tight-fisted He never buys his nephews or nieces birthday presents – he's really /_/.
• bag ‘Of course the deal will go through. Don't worry. It's in the /_/.'
• street She should take that job in publishing. It sounds just up her /_/.
• beating ‘I do wish you'd come to the point, James instead of /_/ about the bush all the time!'
• torch fackla
• banner fana
• ignorance okunnighet
• smother tysta ned
• despair förtvivlan
• impel driva
• whip piska
• track spår
• strife kamp
• bar stänga av, spärra av, hinder, spärr
• labor arbeta
• seed frö
• playwright pjäsförfattare
• blessing lycka, glädje
• yield lämna ifrån sig
• hail from vara från
• vast oerhört stort
• brainteaser nöt att knäcka (tankenöt)
• honoree ung. stjärnelev
• virtue fördel
• the choices de bästa
• efficient ändamålsenligt
• solar system solsystem
• enable möjliggöra
• aspirational ambitiös
• high-aspiring uppåtsträvande
• formula recept
• blue collar arbetskläder (industriarbete)
• orderly metodisk
• retain hålla kvar
• penetrate genomtränga
• benign välgörande
• jaded minds trötta hjärnor
• account berättelse, redogörelse
• jangly orolig
• soothe lugna
• endearing älskvärd, rar
• prevailing rådande
• proposition förslag
• flat-top platt top
• shear off klippa av
• stand to attention stå i givakt
• the Heimlich manoeuvre manöver för att få loss ngt som fastnat i luftstrupen
• ray stråle
• bleach blekmedel
• tissue vävnad
• combust självantända
• bathe in bada i
• convenient bekväm
• purr spinna (cat)
• nosecone-first med nosdelen först (ett jävla bindestreck i engelskan, wtf)
• preposterous absurd, omöjlig
• assure försäkra
• thud dunsa
• vanish försvinna
• innocence oskuldsfullhet, naivitet
• lucid normal
• roam ströva omkring
• dishevelled ovårdad
• sustained ihållande
• into the custody under uppskit, i förvar
• instantaneous ögonblicklig
• posthumous efter någons död
• lavish frikostig
• tube slang
• anaesthetic bedövning
• invasive angripande
• bladder urinblåsa
• illegible oläslig
• wheel into rulla in
• canvas pouch tygpåse
• tuck into stoppa in i
• plaque platta (även minnestavla)
• slot öppning
• oversee övervaka
• glaring skarp
• rolls of gauze rullar med gasbinda
• in stirrups ung. i gynekologstol
• cervix, cervical livmoderhals (kortare varianten först, sen långa)
• dilate öppna, utvidga
• malignant elakartad
• right up direkt
• consent medgivande
• operative procedure operativt ingrepp
• admissions desk inskrivningsdisk
• biopsy report vävnadsanalys
• spread like crabgrass spridas som ogräs
• in culture i en odling
• drill rutin
• intensity intensitet
• mythological mytisk
• tedious alldaglig, tråkig
• distress smärta, nöd
• vein blodåder
• chart diagram, patientjournal
• catheter kateter (rörformat instrument)
• hail välkomna, hylla
• conducted by utförd av
• eerie spöklik
• carcinoma cancer
• dial visare
• mutation förändring
• biopsy vävnadsprov
• ward avdelning
• marker märkpenna
• clientele kundkrets
• turbulent orolig, stormig
• nostalgia längtan tillbaka
• in my opinion enligt mig
• tag tagga, märka
• pioneer föregångsman
• induct uppta, introducera
• rare unik
• make one's bones där man kommer ifrån
• elaborate raffinerad
• deem anse
• round the way närbelägda
• blank slate tom tavla
• vivid levande
• cut it for somebody passa någon
• canvas duk
• crude obearbetad

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