[Total-] production was up 15% by the following spring.

Hint: Find a synonym for “Total”!

Overall Total

A press conference has been called by the [-departement] of Justice.

Ministry Department

Info: BrE generally chooses Ministry, AmE Department

Although the interest rate was cut by 0.5 [procent] , the economy remained sluggish.

Hint: Spelled as either one word or two words.

percent per cent

As she had expected, her parents’ answer was a quite [bestämt] “No!”

categorical flat determined firm definite

By limping on three legs, the dog tried to [uppväga] for the pain in his front paw.

compensate

Due to the threat of global warming, the [framställning] of electricity from coal must be reduced.

generation production

Foreign observers questioned the [laglighet] of the government land redistribution policy, but could not stop it.

legality

How will you [sysselsätta] your time now that you’re retiring?

occupy spend

IceT seemed especially to favor chains with heavy gold [länkar]

links

If we can [isolera] the virus that lies behind the Ebola outbreaks, then maybe we can produce an effective vaccine.

isolate

In the early [skeden] of the Industrial Revolution, no one really understood what forces were at work.

phases stages developments

It was George’s third [befordran] in less than two years, and a sign that his career was really going places.

promotion

It was only a routine [mindre] operation, but Mavis dreaded the thought of another visit to the hospital.

minor

Jerry decided to [inte bry sig om] the two hecklers that kept shouting out things in the middle of his stand-up act.

ignore

Mix the cement and sand in equal [delar] , then add the water.

proportions amounts

Info: ”Parts” is close, but now sounds very old-fashioned.

Much of southern California [är beroende av] on work by illegal immigrants, hence their lack of interest in tougher immigration laws.

relies depends

Of course, the [huvud-] reason for the decision was to save money.

principal main chief primary

Only ten years [från nu] , tuberculosis could be a mere memory, thanks to this new vaccine.

Hint: Find a one-word synonym for “from now”!

hence

Info: Note that “later” cannot be used about the future.

Packs of cigarettes that don’t have a warning [-text] may have been smuggled into the country.

Hint: Here, “text” won’t work!

label

The bomber claimed that he had never received [tillräcklig] compensation for a work-related injury several years earlier.

adequate sufficient proper

The difference is that [ränta på] interest is much more advantageous in times of inflation.

Hint: An adjective is needed here.

compound

The U.N. mission [sökte] to find a formula for peace in the region.

sought

This problem has several important [sidor] that need to be examined further.

aspects facets dimensions

To get her driver’s license, Nan had to learn to [fick-] park.

Hint: Hint: a totally different word!

parallel

Info: These are AmE terms; BrE has ‘driving licence’.

To his parents’ horror, he left Oxford to [ägna sig åt] a career in horse-racing.

Hint: Try to find a one-word answer!

pursue devote himself to