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(lat. “id est”) - that is to say; in other words: i.e

very funny hilarious

an important food fish of northern Atlantic waters that is close to extinction (“torsk”) cod

to eat up greedily devour

far-reaching, deep profound

an opinion formed beforehand, esp. an unfavourable one prejudice

on the other hand; by contrast however

[for a problem] to reach a critical or crucial stage come to a head

attorney (in Britain) who advises clients on legal matters, represents clients in certain lower courts solicitor

the outer parts or area, especially of a town outskirts

a native or inhabitant of Switzerland swizz

to express polite refusal decline

a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land (in Britain: land agent) real estate agent

a leather with a fine velvet-like surface on one side (literally: gloves from Sweden) (mocka) suede

making claim to distinction or importance (pretantiös) pretentious

characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable capricious

a sense of deep regret and guilt for something one did remorse

alone, single solitary

a physician who specializes in the care of babies pediatrician

a situation in which further progress is impossible a dead end

the usually residential region around a major city suburb

with bad intent malicious

blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others bigoted

bad language in a religious context blasphemy

a deep to vivid purplish red to vivid red crimson

a unit of volume the US. customary system (equal to 0.551 litre) and the British imperial system (equal to 0.568 litre). pint

study of the origin and development of words etymology

to write entries in, add material to, or maintain a weblog (verb) blog

not very noticeable inconspicuous

a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem conundrum

hard-wearing fabric with soft velvety stripes (sv. “manchester”) corduroy

e edible root of a European plant (am eng. rutabaga, “kålrot”) swede

first initial

old, shabby and in bad repair dilapidated

informal a very hot place furnace

to make a bad situation worse add insult to injury

wiped out obliterated

nearness proximity

the foreign minister in the US the secretary of state

gathering of people in a church (sv. “församling”) congregation

unasked for entry intrusion

fragments of something destroyed debris

(chief executive officer) the corporate executive CEO

hot and airless stifling

not able to read or write illiterate

skill and grace in physical movement, especially in the use of the hands (fingerfärdighet) dexterity

not good enough inadequate

very clear and detailed vivid

word used to replace one which has become too negative euphemism

(Am. E.) an apartment in a building in which each apartment is individually owned (sv “bostadsrätt”) condominium

to steal (money) that belongs to the company or organization that one works for embezzle

the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases global warming

have sex copulate

uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter anxious

make peace bury the hatchet

forcibly remove from power overthrow

the sense of right and wrong that governs a person's thoughts and actions conscience

a person responsible for handling cash in a bank, shop, or other business (kassör/kassörska) cashier

idea notion

unusually large in size, degree, or number vast

a person who is a citizen of a country other than the one in which he or she lives alien

using or able to use two languages bilingual

savagely fierce or cruel ferocious

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