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Fraught with (adj)

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1 (A situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable)

  1. Causing or affected by great anxiety or stress, eg. There was a fraught silence; She sounded a bit fraught
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Crack a joke

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Skämta, dra en vits

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Preclude

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Hindra

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Contentious

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Omtvistad

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Dreadful

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Förskräckligt

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Landslide

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Jordskred

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Deceptive

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Bedräglig

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Disguise

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Förklädnad (noun), föreställa/dölja/maskera (verb)

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Sincere

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Uppriktig

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Rashly

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Obetänksamt, förhastligt

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Slander

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Förtal, skvaller (noun), förtala, baktala, belacka (backbite) (verb)

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Deadlock

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Dödläge, baklås

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Sternly

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Strängt,barskt, bistert (grimly)

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Push the situation into a catastrophe

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“Gör att situationen kan bli en katastrof”

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Purportedly

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Påstås ha, enligt uppgift

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Seek (sought) peace

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Nå/få fred

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Consent

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Samtycke, medgivande (noun), samtycka (verb)

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Supreme leader

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Högste ledare

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Disperse

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Skingra, sprida

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Repercussion

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Återverkan

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Gain momentum

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Ta fart, vinna mark

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Check the news

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Kolla nyheterna

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Adroit, eg be adroit at smth

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Skickliga

Clever or skillful in using hands or mind.

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Tenure

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Besittningsrätt, ämbetstid, upplåtelse

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Tangible

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Påtaglig, materiell, konkret

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Defer

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Uppskjuta

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Foraging

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Födosök, leta efter föda (eg Bees).

Göra en räd

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Mite

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Kvalster

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Perish

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Förgås, gå förlorad, gå under

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Rampant (ra’mpänt)

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Skenande, otyglad, frodas

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Congregate

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Samlas, församlas

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Endorse

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Godkänna, stödja

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Impede (on smth)

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Hindra, hämma

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Infringe

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Intrång, överträda, kränka

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Depict

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Skildra

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Blasphemy

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Hädelse

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Appalled

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Upprörd, bestört, förskräckt

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Wound

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Sår

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Sectioned

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Sektionerad, snittad

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Middle way, happy medium, Golden mean, trade-off, strike a balance, middle ground

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Medelväg, gyllene medelväg

Strike (struck) a balance
No middle ground is possible
There is no trade-off

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Contention

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Påstående, stridighet

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…used as the backbone of this study

Be the backbone of smth

He has the backbone to see us through this difficulty

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…som denna studie lutar sig mot/bygger på

The chief support of a system or an organization.

“Strength of character, firmness”

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Firmness

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Bestämdhet, hårdhet, fasthet

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Conspicuous (kå’nspi’kjuö’s)

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Iögonfallande, markant, framstående

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Workable

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Genomförbar

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Poultry

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Fjäderfän

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Diligence

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Flit

Careful and persistent work or effort

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Replenish

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Fylla på, återfylla

Eg renewables are…..

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Haggle

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Pruta

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Contender

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Utmanare

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Stand down

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Avgå

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Enforce

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Förstärka

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52
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Pledge

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Löfte, pant (noun)

Pantsätta

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Impose

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Påtvinga

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Reinstate

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Återställa, återinsätta (a court….a guilty verdict)

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Deterrent

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Avskräckande (adj)

Avskräckande medel (noun)

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Rebuff

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Avvisa, snäsa av (verb)

Avvisande, avslag (refusal) (noun)

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Abolish

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Avskaffa, upphäva

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Deprived area

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Eftersatt, fattigt område

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Resilience

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Motståndskraft, resilens, elasticitet

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Dismissal

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Uppsägning, avsked, entledigande

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Be on rise

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Vara på uppgång

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Warrant

Warranted

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Motivera, garantera
Motiverad/t, berättigad/t

Synonyms: justified, reasserted, confirmed, supported

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Claimed, requested, call for, quest, demanded, needed, required, necessitated

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Synonymer på engelska till Efterfrågas

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Resemble

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Efterlikna

Synonyms: mimic, imitate

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To this end

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För detta ändamål

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Exceedance

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Överträdelse

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Underwrite

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Skriva under

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Synonyms to Consider

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Reflect upon, acknowledge, contemplate, examine, recognize

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In keeping with

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I linje med, i överensstämmelse med

Also: In accordance with

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Dölja

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Conceal, hide, veil, disguise, mask

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Synonym to similarly

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Likewise

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Put an end

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Sätta stopp, avbryta

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Callousness

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Okänslighet

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Oaf (öuf)

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Drummel

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Restraint

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Återhållsamhet,

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Synonyms to interesting

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Absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, entertaining, amusing, newsworthy, exciting, stimulating

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Sensible

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Förnuftigt, vettigt

Eg. Very….to do a bit of preparation

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Reasonable vs sensible

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Resonable, sensible, commonsense, well-founded, sound tenable

Tenable (försvarbart, hållbart)

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Susceptible

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Mottaglig

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Demolish

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Riva

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Pen

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A small enclosure in which sheep, pigs, cattle,or other domestic animals are kept

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Hage

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Pasture

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Quell

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Kväsa, dämpa

Eg. To …. unrest

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Exasperation

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Förbittring, förtvivlan, irritation

…. at years of inertia and incompetence in Bosnia is at the root of the protests

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Vessel

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Fartyg

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Avgasrör

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Exhaust pipe

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Malicious

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Illvillig, elak

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Slur

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Förtal, suddigt uttal

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Conduct

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Beteende, uppförande

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Be treated for…

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Bli behandlad för…

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Burn mark

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Brännmärke

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Incur

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Ådra sig, utsätta sig för, åsamka sig

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Incurred

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Uppkommit

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Managing director

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VD

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Intercept

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Fånga upp, genskjuta,

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Be upfront with

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Behaving or talking in a direct and honest way

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Give a slack

Give me some slack

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To ease the pressure upon, to let someone relax, to stop pressuring

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Tissue

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Vävnad

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Pertain

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Avser, angå, hänföra sig till

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Drainage system

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Dräneringssystem

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Piping

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Rörledningar, rörsystem, rör

Rördragning

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Complicit

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Delaktig/a/t

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Interceptor

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Jaktplan

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Villain

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Bov, skurk

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Overhaul

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Översyn, genomgång

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Extensive

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Omfattande, utförlig

Eg have…discussions

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Retail

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Spåra ur

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Lewd

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Otrevliga, oanständiga

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Downplay

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Tona ned, bagatellisera

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Strait

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Sund

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Defiance

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Trots, trotsighet

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Mockery

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Hån, gyckel

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Arid

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Torr, ofruktbar

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Laudable

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Lovvärd, berömvärd

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Quirk

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A peculiar behavioural habit

A strange chance occurance: eg a strange … of fate led her to working for him

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Plethora

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Uppsjö, övermått, överflöd

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Reverberate

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Genljuda, eka, återkasta,

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Incerceration

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Fängslande, inspärrning

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Deleterious

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Skadlig

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Lämna (eg toan) ren

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Leave (it) tidy

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Utförligt + synonymer

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Detailed, extensively, comprehensive,elaborate

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Corroborate

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Bekräfta, bestyrka

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Rickety

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Ranglig/a, skranglig

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Soliciting

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Gatuprostitution

Accost someone and offer one’s or someone else’s services as a prostitute

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Solicit

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Ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone
Eg He called a meeting to solicit their views

Värva, inhämta

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Villain

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Bov, skurk

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Dagger

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Dolk

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Mayhem

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Kaos, förödelse

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Till råga på allt

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To top it all (also “off”), (if you have benen describibg bad things that happened, and then say that to top it all something Else happened, you mean that the final thing was worse)
To top it off (and the worst/best thing is)

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Samhälleliga mål

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Societal goals

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Viable

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Livskraftig, bärkraftig, genomförbar

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Dissent

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Meningsskiljaktighet, oense

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Stench

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Stank

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Nag

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Verb: annoy or irritate a person with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging
Eg. She nagged him to do the housework.
Eg. He is always nagging at her for staying out late

Adj: nagging; be persistently painful, troublesome, or worrying to
Eg. There was a nagging pain in his chest.
Eg. Something nagged at the back of his mind

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