[Trots] their objections, the committee voted to endorse the proposed changes.

Despite In spite of Over

10% of the subjects were unable to [uppfatta] any difference in color.

perceive detect observe notice

After six months, he had [tillägnat sig] a real Southern accent.

acquired

Anyone who likes orange juice made from [koncentrat] has no real taste buds.

concentrate

Another company appears to have a clear [tidigare] claim on the invention.

prior

Fred found it to be an intricate [anläggning] with endless corridors.

complex structure installation facility

I found their [inställning] very worrisome, indeed.

attitude approach viewpoint

In [motsats] to his brothers, Milt refused to go to college.

contrast

It was patently [uppenbart] why she had lied to them.

Hint: ”Patently” means ‘very’.

obvious

Info: Only “obvious” collocates with “patently”.

It was time to get some [yrkes-] advice.

professional

Lee’s [inkomster] soon rose to over £7500 per month.

Hint: Note that this term is usually in the singular!

income

Life as a school [vikarie] turned out to be quite chaotic.

substitute

Lunar space stations 1 and 2 appear to have lost [kontakt] with the salvage party.

contact

Medical opinions still [går isär] as to the fundamental cause of Parkinson’s.

vary diverge are divergent disagree differ

My latest article was together with three [medförfattare] .

co-authors coauthors

Pasteur’s experiments [bevisade] that bacteria were the cause of numerous illnesses.

Hint: Find a synonym for “proved”!

demonstrated proved showed

Pythagorus [härledde] his theorum about triangles from basic geometric principles.

derived

Since our Board has nine members, five [utgör] a quorum.

Hint: A ‘quorum’ = enough members are present to make decisions.

constitute comprise

Some of the theoretical aspects of information [-teknik] were rather difficult.

technology

The [yttre] conditions of working in the Arctic were less exhausting than the mental effects of continual darkness.

physical

The Sumerian [kultur] flourished in the Euphrates valley well before 3000 B.C.

culture

There was [tillräckligt med] evidence to convict all 5 accused company officers.

Hint: Find a synonym for “enough”!

sufficient enough

This family does not seem to be in the voter [röstlängd] .

register

When a nerve signal reaches the muscle, it [drar ihop sig] accordingly.

contracts

You will be [anvisad] to the Public Relations Department for the time being.

assigned